PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

SWISS partners with Swiss Paralympic, Swiss Olympic
Swiss International Air Lines will support the teams on their way to major sporting events.

No. 49 Sailing takes action
The International Federation has honed in this year on developing the sport.

USA to host two INAS World Championships in 2016
The World Tennis Championships will come to the Delaware in June.

Five lifters to look out for at Eger 2015
The 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships begin on 24 November and will be the biggest European Championships in history.

Alpine skiers to watch in 2015-16 named
Twenty one Paralympic champions and World Championship medallists have been listed as Ones to Watch for the upcoming season.

NWBA, T-Mobile join forces
The telecommunication service provider will sponsor the USA's National Wheelchair Basketball Association.

Tim Nugent, US ‘father of accessibility’ dies age 92
The IPC pays tribute to Nugent, who is credited for leading the way in para-sports and accessibility from his professional base at the University of Illinois.

New IPC Snowboard Media Guide now available
A new guide to the 2015-16 season, including athlete biographies, statistics and information about the sport has been published for the first time.

No. 50 Brazil beat Canada in OT at Toronto 2015 boccia finals
The top teams in the Americas went into overtime at the BC4 pairs finals in the Parapan American Games.

Iceland stages first Paralympic Day
Hundreds of people came to see and try para-sport in the country’s capital Reykjavik.