PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

World’s best dancers gather in Frankfurt
Several world and European medallist couples and individual dancers are expected at the Mainhatten Cup from 28-29 May.

Blind football to be showcased at Champions Festival
A blind football exhibition match will be held in Milan, Italy, on 28 May prior to the UEFA Champions League final.
Para sport explained: What does the IPC Athletes’ Council do?
The Council is comprised of 10 members who ensure that Para athletes’ voices are considered in IPC decision-making and the greater Paralympic Movement.

Grosseto 2016 to be biggest ever IPC Athletics Euros
More than 600 athletes from up to 37 countries will compete in Grosseto, Italy, between 10 and 16 June.

World records continue to fall in Nottwil
British athletes broke two world and three European records on Friday at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix

Throwback Thursday: Canada’s alpine skier Lauren Woolstencroft
The Paralympic ‘Golden Girl’, electrical engineer and former alpine skier, recalls her memorable performance at Vancouver 2010.

Shelby Watson smashes two of four world records in Nottwil
The British T33 wheelchair racer lowered her own 100m and 400m records as Walid Ktilia and Leilia Adzhametova also rewrote the record books.

Casco and Ledesma prove Argentina’s strength in depth in wheelchair tennis
Even if Gustavo Fernandez steals the spotlight, Casco and Ledesma aim to rise to the challenge of September’s Paralympic Games.

Top European Para triathletes go for titles
The best Para triathletes in the region will get to size each other up ahead of Rio 2016.

Sport Week: History of football 7-a-side
Learn how the sport grew over the past 36 years on the international stage.

Italian team for Grosseto 2016 named
The home team for Junes’s IPC Athletics European Championships will feature 26 athletes.

Judoka Lencina heading to his third Paralympic Games
The first Argentinian athlete to compete at both Olympics and Paralympics dreams of winning his first gold at Rio 2016.

Hsin-Yu Lin hopes to dance for Chinese Taipei at first Asian Champs
Following her performance at the season opener, Lin looks to improve ahead of Asia’s inaugural Championships in November.
Wheelchair basketball schedule confirmed for Rio 2016
Competition tips off on 8 September, with games held in the Rio Olympic Arena and Carioca Arena 1.

US fencing trio target Rio 2016 qualification
The Americas Championships will be the last chance for automatic Rio 2016 qualification.

Guissone not complacent despite ticket to Rio
Brazil’s top wheelchair fencer aims to delight home crowd at Americas Championships.

Carol Cooke talks World Multiple Sclerosis Day
Australia’s cycling Paralympic champion Carol Cooke says she would not change her multiple sclerosis diagnosis because it has made her the person she is today.

One month to go until Global ID Sports Week
The Global ID Sports Week is a week-long celebration of sport for athletes with intellectual disability.

Sport Week: Rio 2016 venue for football 7-a-side
Spectators can catch all the action in the Deodoro Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.

My best and worst moments with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn
The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.