PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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

Toronto 2015: Moran back to full strength
Venezuelan reigning double Parapan American swimming champion Alberto Vera Moran has put a difficult 2014 behind him and has four gold medals in his sights for August.

Scotland records biggest win of opening session at World Wheelchair Curling Championship
China, Finland, Russia and Sweden also win their first games of the Championship in Lohja, Finland.

Madell excited by wheelchair rugby’s Parapans debut
In six months’ time the Parapan American Games will kick off in Toronto, and home favourite Zak Madell could be one of the stars

Fifteen to look out for at Toronto 2015
To mark six months to go until the 2015 Parapan American Games, here are six athletes to keep an eye out for when the action begins in August.
Russia edge Canada in World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Sochi silver medallists Russia will face the USA after beating Canada in the semi-finals, whilst the USA took an 8-0 win over South Korea.

Paovic aims to retain her European crown ahead of Rio 2016
The Croatian world number one class six player has had two years to remember on the para-table-tennis circuit.

IWRF completes strategic planning conference
New four-year plan will guide the growth and development of wheelchair rugby.

Ottobock and NPC Germany launch “Talent Days“
The Talent Days are aimed at youths between 11 and 18 with a prosthesis who want to try out para-athletics.