PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Storey falls short in hour world record attempt
The British Paralympic champion managed 45.502km, falling 563m short of the 11-year-rold world record.

Weir set for World Champs wheelchair showdown at 2015 London Marathon
Around 100 para-athletes will compete in the British capital in eight IPC Athletics Marathon World Championship races.

Serbia bring on swimming and archery federations
Through training and support from the Agitos Foundation, the Serbian NPC has been able to develop National Federations.

Preview: IPC Para-Snowboard banked slalom events
A look ahead to the final day of competition at the IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.

Masters targets medal in third sport at Rio 2016
After Paralympic medal success in rowing and cross-country skiing in recent years, Oksana Masters will now aim to qualify for Rio 2016 as a handcyclist.

Bourseaux set to make race return in Buffalo City World Para-triathlon event
Former Nordic skier hopes to bounce back from injury with success in the first major ITU event of the season.

Bugaev on top form at NorAm Cup
Canadian skiers also shine in downhill races just a few days away from the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Training with alpine sit-skier Corey Peters
New Zealand’s Sochi giant slalom silver medallist Corey Peters gave an insight into his gruelling training schedule ahead of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Tudhope aims for banked slalom podium
Australian snowboarder Ben Tudhope is hoping that he can improve on a 10th place finish from snowboard-cross at the para-snowboard Worlds.

Flying Finn Suur-Hamari hopes for Worlds double
New snowboard-cross world champion Matti Suur-Hamari wants to inspire other Scandinavian athletes to take up para-snowboard.

Athletics and swimming set to feature on National Paralympic Day 2015 programme in Great Britain
Event will take place on Sunday 26 July in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
Visually impaired shooting development continues
Poland topped the medals table with two golds at Grand Prix, held as part of the sport’s development project.
Media accreditation for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool now open
Media can sign up for accreditation via www.paralympic.org/buffalo-2015/media.

125th Paralympic school day takes place in Croatia
The Croatian Paralympic Committee and Allianz started Paralympic school days in 2010 to teach pupils the values of tolerance and acceptance.

Three world records fall on final day of Dubai Grand Prix
Ten world and 54 regional records were broken during four days of action at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, UAE.
Altmann and Van Biesen confirmed to speak at VISTA 2015
The pair will speak about conceptual applications of evidence-based classification

London’s former Olympic Stadium set to host Grand Prix Final
On Sunday 26 July, the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final is due to take place in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

How I got into para-athletics: Brent Lakatos
The Canadian world champion athletes gives us the lowdown on how he first got into the sport of para-athletics.

Four questions for Kimberley Joines
Canada’s multiple world and Paralympic medallist Kimberley Joines took a few moments to give fans an insight into her life on snow and why she likes Panorama so much.

Panorama 2015 course build begins
Spectators can access all races on all days for free, giving a unique opportunity to see Paralympic and world champions compete.