PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
US skiers take six podiums at alpine World Cup
The dominant performance included wins for Staci Manella and Tyler Walker in slalom in Tarvisio, Italy, on Monday (18 January).
US Paralympics launches athlete development model
The American Development Model for Paralympic Sport aims to enable athletes to participate in Paralympic sport at all levels.
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.