PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

German Paralympic Sport Award winners announced
Awards for Schaffelhuber, Rehm and the women’s wheelchair basketball team, plus a prize of honour for Wilfried Lemke

Kunieda and Van Koot claim NEC Masters titles
Japan’s World No.1 a straights sets winner in London whilst Van Koot was taken to three sets in all Dutch final.

Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – November 2014
Six athletes including world and European champions have been shortlisted for November’s accolade

December 2014: What to watch in para-sport
Winter sport dominates December’s schedule but sailing and para-badminton events will also be held.

Month in para-sport review – November 2014
Find out who won what and how during November, a busy month around the globe for para-sport
Visually impaired shooting Grand Prix to be held
IPC Shooting has announced that a Grand Prix event as part of the development of visually impaired shooting will be held in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, between 28-30 January 2015.

Paralympics New Zealand make key appointment
Rachel Froggatt will join the organisation in the newly created position of Commercial and Marketing Director.

Van Dyk and Asher win South African Sport Awards
Handcycling world champions were amongst the 15 winners at the 2014 ceremony held in Johannesburg.

US football 7-a-side team hold training camp
Seventeen players are this week (30 November-7 December) taking part in a training camp ahead of a busy 2015 season

No. 32 Canada cause upset at wheelchair rugby Worlds
Canada beat arch rivals USA in overtime in the semi-finals of the World Championships.