PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Website launched for World Archery Para Championships 2015
Donaueschingen 2015 will take place between 23-30 August attracting 300 of the world best para-archers from 60 countries.
Ostersund 2015 medals unveiled
The gold, silver and bronze medals for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool will be contested between 15-21 March.
El Salvador to stage major para-athletics event pre-Toronto 2015
June’s event for countries in Central America and the Caribbean will be a qualifier for August’s Parapan American Games.
The Netherlands' Chris Vos named February’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
At La Molina 2015 17-year-old Vos won two world titles, in the snowboard cross head-to-head and banked slalom.
Slalom to cap-off alpine skiing World Championships
The final races of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships will see Frenchwoman Marie Bochet and Russia’s Alexey Bugaev going for a clean sweep of medals on Tuesday (10 March).
Suzie Dyrbus: My experience of WoMentoring
Mentored by Helen Rowbotham as part of a programme aimed at increasing female leaders in para-sport, Suzie Dyrbus is finding her involvement is helping her to grab opportunities.
Tara Chisholm: Support from female mentors is priceless
Tara Chisholm is mentored by Barbara Daniels as part of the WoMentoring programme and believes it has helped put her challenges as a woman in sport into perspective.
Barbara Daniels: WoMentoring is a powerful privilege
Barbara Daniels mentors Canadian ice sledge hockey coach Tara Chisholm through the Agitos Foundation’s WoMentoring programme.
Bochet wins ninth successive world title
Bochet, Bugaev and Perrine maintain 100 per cent record at Panorama 2015
Helen Rowbotham: It is essential to create an environment where female leaders flourish
Helen Rowbotham believes that gender equality in para-sport is as important as equity for people with impairments.