PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sochi 2014

The No. 42 moment in Paralympic Sport in 2012 was when snowboarding was added to the Paralympic programme for Sochi 2014.

Rio 2016

The London 2012 organising committee will transfer their Games knowledge to the staff of Rio 2016 this week.

Swimming

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist, Daniel Dias, is to become Ottobock’s fourth Paralympic Ambassador

Para Ice Hockey

Here’s a quick review of what we learned from last week’s 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Wheelchair Tennis

France’s Stephane Houdet and Japan’s Shingo Kunieda paired up to win the wheelchair tennis Doubles Masters in Amsterdam.

Athletics

The No. 43 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when USA’s Jarryd Wallace honoured officials’ decision of being disqualified from the relay at the London Games.

Cross-Country Skiing

Seven countries in southeast Europe met with IPC representatives to learn more about alpine skiing, nordic skiing and ice sledge hockey.

London 2012

The No. 44 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when the London 2012 Paralympic Games was the first major competition to detect an athlete had been using the Human Growth Hormone using new testing methods.

Triathlon

The No. 45 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when American Melissa Stockwell, an Iraq war veteran, won her third straight para-triathlon world title.

Russia narrowly beat Sweden for gold and Germany took care of Poland for bronze at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships.

Para Ice Hockey

Both Sweden and Russia won their semi-final games at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships, earning spots in the A Pool.

Swimming

As para-swimming continues to grow, the IPC has established a Coaches’ Advisory Group to give feedback on the technical issues of the sport.

2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships

The IPC has launched a new Facebook fan page and event site with just 100 days to go until the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

VISTA

Certain members of the Paralympic Movement can now nominate academic researchers for their contributions to para-sport.

Rio 2016

The No. 46 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when Brazilian Fernando Fernandes won his third para-canoe world crown.

Para Ice Hockey

The majority of Poland’s team at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships is made up of former sitting volleyball players.

Para Ice Hockey

Russia beat the Netherlands, 9-0, and Poland defeated Austria, 8-0, at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships

Wheelchair Fencing

The No. 47 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when Hong Kong wheelchair fencer Yu Chui Yee was truly able to inspire others after winning her seventh Paralympic gold.

Para Ice Hockey

Bas Disveld helped Germany win their opening game at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships against his own country, the Netherlands.

Para Ice Hockey

On Day 2 of the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships, Russia beat Germany in a thriller and Sweden triumphed against Austria.