PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Moore praises Great Britain’s snowsport development
The World Championships medallist is also training hard to achieve World Cup success this season.

French team prepare for ‘rapid, dramatic’ speed races
The IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France, will see the first speed races of the 2015-16 contested.

INAS teams up with Sport:80
The new partnership will help INAS launch innovative online services.

Morocco seeks to climb in football 5-a-side
Morocco won the 2015 African Championship in Douala, Cameroon, and, with the Rio Paralympics ahead, looks at the future with optimism.

NWBA announces Molten as the Official Basketball
The new partnership will supply the US men and women’s national teams with basketball balls in preparation for Rio 2016.
Polychronidis replaces father’s stolen Paralympic medal for Christmas
Daniel Polychronidis lost his London 2012 Paralympic medal after a home robbery. But his son surprised him on Christmas 2015.
Wheelchair rugby: 5 storylines ahead of Rio 2016
With the Paralympic Games coming up in September, here are the top storylines to follow.

Skiers complete double victories in Slovenia
Paralympic and world champions Marie Bochet, Anna Schaffelhuber and Aleksei Bugaev add slalom wins to their giant slalom victories in Kranjska Gora.

Big season ahead for Australian skiers
At the halfway point until the next Paralympic Winter Games, Melissa Perrine and Mitchell Gourlay are focused on their World Cup campaigns.

USA announces 2016 swimming team
Three reigning world champions, including 12-time Paralympic champion Jessica Long will look to gain a place for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.