PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Four historic para-swimming world records
With the World Championships fast approaching, will 2015 be the year that the oldest world records in history will be broken?

Paralympic champions fastest in Worlds downhill training
France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber set the quickest times in the first downhill training run of Panorama 2015.

Adam Hall and Corey Peters ready to take on the world
The New Zealand duo are all set for the start of competition this Wednesday at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada.

British team named for Panorama 2015
Four of the seven British athletes took part at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will now compete at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Toronto 2015 unveils one-of-a-kind medals
Around 400 sets of medals will be presented during August’s Parapan American Games in Canada.

CBC Sports to show Panorama 2015 live
Sports fans in Canada can watch all of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships live at cbcsports.ca.

Canada announce home alpine Worlds team
Twelve athletes will represent the host country of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships when racing starts on 4 March.
NPC Nicaragua appoint new President
David Isaac Lopez Sevilla succeeds Juan Francisco Balladares Petting.

McCracken stresses importance of Australia’s first IPC Athletics Grand Prix
After winning silver medals at London 2012 and the 2013 World Championships, the 18-year-old is gearing up for his most important year yet.

Paralympic champions fastest in Worlds downhill training
France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber set the quickest times in the first downhill training run of Panorama 2015.