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Top-ranked US cycling team set ambitious plans for Rio 2016
The team look to better their record-setting performance from the London 2012 Games.

Music Monday: Germany’s Vanessa Low
The German long jump world champion and world record holder shares with us her three favourite tunes.

Italy’s visually impaired throwers Legnante and Tapia launch Grosseto 2016
The IPC Athletics European Championships will take place in the Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium from 10-16 June.

Austrian skiers claim six podiums at Espot Europa Cup
Competition in Spain got underway on Monday (8 February) with super combined.

IWAS, PALFINGER team up
The new partnership is meant to promote wheelchair fencing in Brazil.
Russian NPC celebrate 20th anniversary
The Russian Paralympic Committee recognised those who played a part in the Movement’s growth in the country.

My first time: Brittany Hudak
The Canadian Nordic skier describes how Collette Bourgonje had an influence on her early career.

Trip to Japan for Italy’s sledge hockey team
A friendly between South Korea, Japan and the Czech Republic will get underway on Monday (8 February).

Me and my coach: Ilse Hayes and Dr Suzanne Ferreira
The South African sprinter stars in a new monthly series looking at the relationship and bond between athlete and coach.

Mentel-Spee, Mayrhofer, Roundy all secure World Cup doubles in Aspen
The three snowboarders secured their second snowboard-cross wins at the IPC Snowboard World Cup at Aspen Snowmass on Saturday (6 February).

Isis Holt smashes 200m world record at Canberra Grand Prix
The 14-year-old clocked 28.28 seconds to knock 0.19 seconds off the mark she set at the 2015 World Championships.

Roundy, Shea lead strong performance for USA in Aspen
Dutch riders Bibian Mentel-Spee, Chris Vos and Austria’s Patrick Mayrhofer also take the first snowboard-cross wins of the season in the USA.

My first time: alpine skier Georg Kreiter
The German world champion was helped on the way to world titles by multiple world and Paralympic champion Martin Braxenthaler.

Off the beaten track: The USA’s David Brown
The T11 world champion tells us about his life away from athletics and his love of music.

Ballard secures hat-trick of wins in Canberra
The Australian double world champion in the T53 class was victorious over 100m, 400m and 1,500m at the first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Planker tips Italy’s players of the future
As one of the leading players on his national ice sledge hockey team, Planker wants to continue to help lead the team.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Canberra
Nearly 100 athletes from nine countries will compete in the first Grand Prix of 2016 this weekend in Australia.

Mentel-Spee wins snowboard-cross in comeback
The Dutch world and Paralympic champion secured a poignant victory in the USA on World Cancer Day.

Judoka hit Heidelberg for International German Championships
Top-ranked judoka look to get competition in ahead of the Rio 2016 Games.

Shooters Takehi and Moriwaki already looking to 2020
Izumi Takehi and Toshio Moriwaki believe that by the time of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, awareness of shooting para-sport in Japan will have reached new levels.