PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sweden name 14 more athletes to Rio 2016 team
Five table tennis players, a judoka, wheelchair tennis player, swimmers, shooters and equestrian athletes will represent their country this September.
Sport Week: Six wheelchair basketball storylines
Here are three storylines to follow in the men’s, and three from the women’s sides.
World records fall on day two in Dubai
Germany’s Nicoleitzik and Italy’s Corso smash world records at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Jason Smyth: How I got into para-athletics
Just what led our Ones to Watch to take up athletics? This month we talked to Irish sprinter Jason Smyth – the Paralympic, world and European double sprint champion - to find out his story.
Josh Pauls: My first time in a sled
Now a multiple Paralympic and world champion, the USA’s Josh Pauls took more than one try to fall in love with ice sledge hockey.
WADA hosts 12th anti-doping organisation symposium focused on protecting the clean athlete
The Agency welcomes over 500 delegates with doping in the spotlight as never before.
Sport Week: Wheelchair basketball players to watch for
Here are nine players who are expected to make an impact at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Para-Cycling Track Worlds: Second world record for Giglia
For the second consecutive day Great Britain’s Megan Giglia set a new best and claimed a world title.
Masters, Golubkov take World Cup titles in Vuokatti
The women’s visually impaired and men’s standing will go down to the last race on Sunday (20 March).
Dutch snowboarding duo triumph in World Cup Finals
Chris Vos, and Renske Van Beek both won their respective banked slalom races, en-route to overall globe titles.