PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
World champs beaten at Lomianki 2014
Two favourites to take European titles lost out between 8-9 November in Lominaki, Poland.
Draw made for Football 5-a-side Euros
Sir Philip Craven, President of the IPC, made the draw for the competition which will take place in August 2015
Leading actress signs up as Rio 2016 volunteer
Elea Mercurio, a Brazilian actress and TV presenter, has registered as a volunteer and created a song and video to encourage others to follow suit.
History made at Wheelchair Doubles Masters
France’s Houdet wins a third men’s title, the USA’s Wagner and Taylor claim an eighth quad crown and Japan’s Kamiji and Great Britain’s Whiley retain their women’s title.
Russia seal 100 per cent record to win in Torino
Sochi 2014 silver medallists stormed to a seven point lead over Norway and Italy in Torino, Italy, to show their form ahead of the World Champs A-Pool.
USA take historic women’s international Cup crown
The USA beat Canada in the final at the very first IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup on Saturday (9 November).
Fifty years on: revisiting the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics
Great Britain’s Caz Walton, a 10-time Paralympic champion, looks back on transport woes, accessibility and her first gold at the Tokyo 1964 Games.
1964-2020: A tour of the past and the future
Japanese athlete Katsumi Suzaki talks about the challenges of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics, and how things are looking for 2020.
Top six stories from para-sport - 2-8 November
Great Britain’s Paralympic silver medallist Jade Etherington has announced her retirement, and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden completes a second Marathon Grand Slam.
Erik Horrie named World Rowing’s Para-Crew of the Year
For the second consecutive year, and Australian has won World Rowing's Para-Crew of the Year.