PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

No. 13 Mereshko pulls biggest swimming upset of 2015
Ukrainian newcomer storms to three World Championships gold medals, including in the women’s 400m freestyle S6 where she beat Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds.
A year in review for the IPC Athletes’ Council
IPC Athletes Council Chairperson Todd Nicholson looks back on 2015

Final 2015 edition of The Paralympian published
The third and final magazine of 2015 wraps up all the last World and regional Championships, as well as the ‘big deals’ made ahead of Rio 2016.

France to host IWRF 2016 Paralympic qualifier
Last two positions for the Rio 2016 wheelchair rugby competition to be awarded in Paris in April.

No. 14 Marcoux brothers’ first World title on home snow
Canada’s Mac and BJ Marcoux reunited on home snow to win gold in the downhill, their first World Championships title.

Dates set for 2016 BNP Paribas World Team Cup
The ITF's flagship wheelchair tennis event will take place in the same venue where the sport will be contested in Tokyo 2020.

Hetmer plans for Rio 2016 marathon after skiing success
Czech Republic’s bronze medallist from the 2015 alpine skiing Worlds reveals he is also trying to qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games marathon.

No. 15 First IPC Snowboard World Champs a success
Dutch teenager Chris Vos sweeps all events as banked slalom, snowboard-cross head-to-head and two lower-limb impairment classifications debut.

Beijing launches Organising Committee for 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will take place between 4-13 March.

KPC celebrates 10-year anniversary
The Korean Paralympic Committee held a ceremony to celebrate the growth of the Paralympic Movement in the country.