PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

CIBC welcoming home Canadian Paralympians
Members of Canada’s Sochi 2014 Paralympic team are celebrating their return throughout the country.

Hong Kong wheelchair fencers tie the knot
Two of Hong Kong’s wheelchair fencers have found the perfect matchup: each other.

Snowboard: Five future faces
Remember these names as snowboard continues to grow post-Sochi 2014 and in the lead-up to PyeongChang 2018.
IPC leaders bestowed with high honours from Russian Federation
IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez received the Order of Honour and Order of Friendship.

Para-South American Games to open in Santiago
More than 600 athletes will compete for medals in seven sports in South America.
Silverman and Huot clash to headline Spring CanAms
Over 200 swimmers from eight countries compete in one of the highlights of the para-swimming calendar.

Tokyo 2020 fills its Executive Board
Take a look at the newly appointed memebers of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board.

Brazil showcase new Rio 2016 sport at Para-Canoe Cup
Fernando Fernandes and Debora Benivides were the biggest starts of the event in Sao Paulo.

France’s Marie Bochet wins Laureus Award
The French star was honoured for winning five titles at last year’s IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Efthymios Kalaras makes Greek history at Sochi 2014 Paralympics
The alpine skier was the only representative of his country in Sochi and the first to compete in both a Summer and Winter Paralympics.