PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Superhero Sunday: Martina Caironi
The Italian who has dominated the women’s T42 class in recent years tells all about her three heroes.

Schaffelhuber cannot wait for Panorama 2015
Germany’s five-time Paralympic champion is eager for the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships to get started, where she will aim to repeat her performance from Sochi 2014.

Waters in great shape for 2015 para-canoe season
The 46-year-old Canadian is hoping to qualify for the sport’s Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.

One week to go until deadline for 2015 Paralympic Scientific Award nominations
Prestigious award will be presented at October’s VISTA conference in Girona, Italy.
Peters has belief to win at Panorama 2015
New Zealand’s Sochi sit-ski silver medallist Corey Peters has seen everything come together in the last 12 months.

Five epic powerlifting lifts
Check out some of the greatest and most unbelievable lifts in recent years.

Spanish swimmers feature in new music video
World and European champion Sarai Gascón is one of the swimmers to star in the new video by band Via Limit.

Roundy aiming for consistency at La Molina 2015
US snowboarder Nicole Roundy wants to get to the top and stay there at the 2015 para-snowboard World Championships from Monday (23 February).

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, UAE
More than 450 athletes from 45 countries will compete in the first Grand Prix of the season.

One week to go until deadline for 2015 Paralympic Sport Awards
The awards, presented in partnership with Allianz, will recognise achievements from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will be awarded in November.