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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPCAS Snowboard World Cup at the Big White Ski Resort, Canada
Snowboard

Snowboard-cross and banked slalom to be contested at IPC Snowboard World Cup in Big White, Canada

Three para-sport shooters celebrate their medals
Shooting

The UAE shooter captured two gold medals at the first World Cup of 2016.

Martin Wuerz of Austria
Alpine Skiing

The Austrian trio dominated the slopes of Spain for the second consecutive day at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup.

Mariann Marthinsen
Cross-Country Skiing

Norwegian cross-country skiing Paralympic champion is enjoying skiing without the pressure to achieve results.

Aerial view of the Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo 2020

The new site delivers more information about preparations for the Games and the Olympic and Paralympic Movements.

IWAS logo
Wheelchair Fencing

The new partnership is meant to promote wheelchair fencing in Brazil.

Wheelchair tennis player hitting a ball
Colombia

The NPC in a message thanked all involved in helping develop para-sport in the country.

Jamie Whitmore cycling
Cycling

The team look to better their record-setting performance from the London 2012 Games.

Graphic with picture showing woman running on blades and text
Athletics

The German long jump world champion and world record holder shares with us her three favourite tunes.

Italian throwers Assunta Legnante and Oney Tapia at the launch of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy.
Athletics

The IPC Athletics European Championships will take place in the Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium from 10-16 June.

Men in sit ski looking focused, wearing helmet
Alpine Skiing

Competition in Spain got underway on Monday (8 February) with super combined.

The Netherlands' Bibian Mentel-Spee secured her second World Cup win in Aspen and was joined on the podium by teammate Lisa Bunschoten and the USA’s Heidi Jo Duce.
Snowboard

The three snowboarders secured their second snowboard-cross wins at the IPC Snowboard World Cup at Aspen Snowmass on Saturday (6 February).

Isis Holt of Australia competes in the women's 200m T35 final during the Evening Session at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

The 14-year-old clocked 28.28 seconds to knock 0.19 seconds off the mark she set at the 2015 World Championships.

Man in wheelchair speaking on a stage
Russia

The Russian Paralympic Committee recognised those who played a part in the Movement’s growth in the country.

Brittany Hudak, Canada in Women's 15km classic, overtaking a rival
Cross-Country Skiing

The Canadian Nordic skier describes how Collette Bourgonje had an influence on her early career.

Two sledge hockey players in blue jerseys on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

A friendly between South Korea, Japan and the Czech Republic will get underway on Monday (8 February).

Sprinting woman
Athletics

The South African sprinter stars in a new monthly series looking at the relationship and bond between athlete and coach.

Three adaptive snowboarders celebrate their podium finishes at the 2016 IPC Snowboard World Cup in Aspen, USA
Snowboard

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.

Georg Kreiter of Germany competes in Men's Downhill Sitting at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Alpine Skiing

The German world champion was helped on the way to world titles by multiple world and Paralympic champion Martin Braxenthaler.

Two men, one blindfolded, laughing
Athletics

The T11 world champion tells us about his life away from athletics and his love of music.