PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

La Molina medals unveiled
A total of 12 sets of medals will be handed out at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships between 23-28 February.

Russia first team to qualify for play-off stages at World Wheelchair Curling Championships
Russia remains unbeaten after wins against China and Finland on day four of the Championships.
Judoka Crockett aims to remain world’s best
Since switching from wrestling to judo, the US athletes has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top.

Canadian Paralympic Committee receives grant to boost digital resources
Milos Raonic Foundation has supported the CPC with a CAD 30,000 grant

Six Paralympians shortlisted for 2015 Laureus Award
Sochi 2014 winners Petushkov and Schaffelhuber headline shortlist of six athletes up for March’s award.

Workout Wednesday with Sophie Hahn
Great Britain’s teenage sprint sensation gives an insight into her training regime as part of a new IPC Athletics series

Clough sets para-rowing world record at British Rowing Indoor Championships
The Nottingham RC rower set an LTA overall world record of 3:28.6 for 1,000m at the event staged in the Olympic Velodrome in London on Monday, 9 February.

‘9LivesJoines’ focuses on technical racing
Canada’s former speed world champion is hoping that a shift to technical events will help her onto the podium at the 2015 Worlds in Panorama, Canada.

British table tennis players step-up Rio 2016 preparations
Training camps, partnerships and matches against Olympic counterparts are all part of the British masterplan for success at Rio 2016.

Russia remains undefeated at World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2015
China lost their 100 per cent record after losing to the USA on day 3 of the World Championships.

IPC announces new Standing Committee appointments
New appointments made to the IPC Standing Committees for Women in Sports, Development, Education and Paralympic Games.

Australia's most successful Paralympian announces retirement
During a glittering career Matthew Cowdrey won 13 Paralympic and 16 world titles.

Brazilian Paralympic Committee celebrates 20th anniversary
CPB have launched a special commemorative logo to celebrate their anniversary.

10.9 Tuesdays: Dahl ready to take to podium
US teenager McKenna Dahl is one of her country’s brightest medal hopes in shooting for Rio 2016, and aims to step onto the World Cup podium in 2015.

USA announces 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships team
Tatyana McFadden and Ray Martin headline US marathon team for 2015 World Championships.

USA’s Andrew Soule named January’s Athlete of the Month
At Cable 2015 Soule made history be winning the most medals ever at a single World Championships by a US Nordic skier.

Paralympic Movement pays tribute to Don Mario Vazquez Rana
Don Mario Vazquez Rana passed away on Sunday 8 February aged 82.

Great Britain takes gold in European Men’s C Goalball Championships
Despite losing to Russia in the early stages, Britain recovered to take gold and make up for the heartache of two years ago.
China and Russia remain undefeated in World Wheelchair Curling Championships
Defending champions Canada also picked up their first win on Sunday (8 February)

USA win World Sledge Hockey Challenge in overtime against Russia
Pauls scores 19 seconds into the overtime to secure the 2-1 victory for the USA