PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Stetsenko, Cochrane amongst world record breakers
Seven new world records for Australia and three for the USA’s Jessica Long also highlight the weekend’s action at the Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft in Berlin, Germany.
Chinese athletes smash 18-year-old world record in Beijing
On the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, a quartet of Chinese athletes took 0.3 seconds off the 4x100m T11-13 world record.
Six things to know about the Czech Republic
As the team prepare for Buffalo 2015, Paralympic.org asked head coach Jiri Briza and defenceman David Motycka about their aspirations for PyeongChang 2018.
Ibragimov claims first win with new world record
Only in his second competitive season, Uzbekistan’s Server Ibragimov storms onto the international stage with victory at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.
Buffalo 2015: Japan team preview
After creating a huge upset on the international stage by beating Canada to progress to the final at Vancouver 2010, Japan are in Buffalo at the start of their road to PyeongChang 2018.
Usain Bolt runs as guide for blind Paralympic champion Guilhermina in Rio
Six-time Olympic champion from Jamaica trains with Brazil’s three-time Paralympic champion ahead of 'Mano a Mano' event.
#SuperheroSunday: Yohansson Nascimento
He will be competing in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix this week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but today he tells us which people are his heroes.
Ten Asian records set on second day of Beijing Grand Prix
The records included Cuiqing Liu taking 0.15 seconds off the 10-year-old 200m T11 Asian record.
Smith takes win as two world records fall in Poland
Australia’s Natalie Smith saw off Slovakian world and European champion Veronika Vadovicova, and two finals world records were broken at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.
Buffalo 2015: Germany preview
Alongside Japan, Germany made it into the A-Pool following a gold medal winning performance from the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.