PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Me and my coach: Ilse Hayes and Dr Suzanne Ferreira
The South African sprinter stars in a new monthly series looking at the relationship and bond between athlete and coach.
Mentel-Spee, Mayrhofer, Roundy all secure World Cup doubles in Aspen
The three snowboarders secured their second snowboard-cross wins at the IPC Snowboard World Cup at Aspen Snowmass on Saturday (6 February).
Isis Holt smashes 200m world record at Canberra Grand Prix
The 14-year-old clocked 28.28 seconds to knock 0.19 seconds off the mark she set at the 2015 World Championships.
Roundy, Shea lead strong performance for USA in Aspen
Dutch riders Bibian Mentel-Spee, Chris Vos and Austria’s Patrick Mayrhofer also take the first snowboard-cross wins of the season in the USA.
My first time: alpine skier Georg Kreiter
The German world champion was helped on the way to world titles by multiple world and Paralympic champion Martin Braxenthaler.
Off the beaten track: The USA’s David Brown
The T11 world champion tells us about his life away from athletics and his love of music.
Ballard secures hat-trick of wins in Canberra
The Australian double world champion in the T53 class was victorious over 100m, 400m and 1,500m at the first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Planker tips Italy’s players of the future
As one of the leading players on his national ice sledge hockey team, Planker wants to continue to help lead the team.
Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Canberra
Nearly 100 athletes from nine countries will compete in the first Grand Prix of 2016 this weekend in Australia.
Mentel-Spee wins snowboard-cross in comeback
The Dutch world and Paralympic champion secured a poignant victory in the USA on World Cancer Day.