PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain set new team world record at World Cup
Ryan Cockbill, James Bevis and Tim Jefferey clinch team rifle gold on concluding day of IPC Shooting World Cup in Al Ain, UAE.

Biathlon, cross-country to be contested in PyeongChang
The Asia Cup will get underway on Thursday (28 January) as athletes get the chance to experience the venue for the next Paralympic Winter Games.

ElPozo, Luanvi sponsor Spanish Paralympic team
The agreements will help support Spanish athletes financially, among others, ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Reid stuns world No. 1 Kunieda in Australian Open
Aniek Van Koot advances to semi-finals in women’s division.

Canada dominate downhill at alpine World Cup
Austria’s Paralympic champion Marcus Salcher also secures his first World Cup victory in the opening speed races of the season.

Three questions for Marie Bochet
The 11-time world champion and quadruple Paralympic champion reveals all about her season so far.

Chuck Aoki: Wheelchair is part of my identity
The wheelchair rugby player shares why he is conflicted when being told that people ‘forget he uses a wheelchair.’

Priority ticket window for grassroots clubs to London 2017
British athletics family have until 31 March 2016 to register for priority purchase for the IPC Athletics World Championships.
De La Forest triumphant at shooting World Cup
Great Britain claim team gold in R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

‘Project RIO’ to support Austrian para-athletes
Austrian Ministry of Sports has given EUR 20 million to support athletes vying for Rio 2016 Games.