PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
NPC Azerbaijan celebrates 20 years
IPC President Sir Philip Craven met with the NPC to discuss continuing growth of the Movement in Azerbaijan.
Erin Popovich named IPC Classification Committee’s athlete representative
The former multi-world and Paralympic champion will serve on the Committee until November 2017.
US ice sledge hockey team in training
Paralympic and world champions will train Thursday-Saturday (18-20 February) at Extreme Ice Center with US developmental team.
Abdelhady, Solhipouravanji battle at World Cup
An impressive three world records were set by the pair at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE, alongside another world record for Mohamed Eldib.
Paralympic icon Jackie Christiansen retires
Arguably the most popular Danish para-athlete calls it quits.
IOC Athletes’ Commission try sledge hockey
Athletes’ Commission and Norway’s national team take part in an exhibition game at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer.
Farzin breaks world record at powerlifting World Cup
Iraq's Asian champion Rasool Mohsin was also victorious over Egypt’s world champion Mohamed Elelfat.
Jan Willem Buijs: Inclusive tennis-fest in Rotterdam
The ABN AMRO World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament mixes inclusion and competition, writes Buijs
My best and worst Moments: Brazil’s Felipe Gomes
The T11 sprinter who will be competing on home soil at Rio 2016 shares his career highs and lows.
Gold on Marina Mohnen’s mind
Different Games, same expectations for the German women’s wheelchair basketball team.