PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
McLoughlin named Australian Paralympic Committee Rio 2016 Chef de Mission
A former deputy Chef de Mission, McLouglin brings experience in London 2012, Sochi 2014 Games
Nottwil, Switzerland, to stage first IPC Athletics Junior World Championships
IPC Athletics has awarded the Swiss town the event for 2017 and 2019.
Vadovicova seals second R3 win of 2015
Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova collects win at IPC Shooting World Cup in Turkey following world record performance just last month.
World rowing supports #ProudParalympian
The latest Proud Paralympian workshops took place at a para-rowing development camp in Gavirate, Italy.
Bayley, Shilton pair up for gold in Slovenia Open
The Great British para-table tennis tandem defeat world champion Spain in the men’s class 7
Japan Open draws world’s top-ranked wheelchair tennis players
Top-seeded Kunieda, Kamiji will be challenged on their home courts.
World record holder Morrison excited by first full season
After only taking up para-athletics last May, the USA’s Rachael Morrison lines up at this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix as the woman to beat in discus and club throw.
Hudak leading Canada’s next generation of Nordic skiers
Twenty-one-year old Brittany Hudak claimed the cross-country World Cup crown in 2014-15, and has plans to get even better over the coming years.
Top judoka vie for spot in Rio 2016 at IBSA World Games
Uzbekistan’s Sayidov, Sharipov and Nurmetova are riding momentum off of February’s World Cup.
Mexico City, Mexico, to stage 2015 IPC General Assembly
More than 300 attendees are expected at the event which will be staged on 14-15 November.