PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Day 5: 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti

Following up from their sprint wins last Friday (9 December) the trio secured top spot on the podium in the long distance cross-country classic in Vuokatti, Finland.

Anna Schaffelhuber, Germany celebrates her gold medal in the women's super-G

The German world and Paralympic champion showed she is in strong form ahead of January’s World Championships.

Para sport education programmes held in the Americas

A total of 43 participants from 10 Latin American countries attended a Para powerlifting referee course and two Para athletics technical officials programmes.

No. 17 Bochet claims 50th World Cup win

The French 11-time world champion won 17 World Cup races in a row in 2015-16, to follow up on her five world titles from 2015.

2016 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships was held in Kosice, Slovakia.

The Championships, scheduled for 2018, will attract some of the world’s best dancers.

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain

Which other teenage sports star does the Dutch world champion snowboarder like to watch when he’s not competing?

The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March 2017.

The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March.

Celal Coban of Turkey runs with the ball in the men's football 5-a-side during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The competition will take place in Berlin, Germany, between 17-27 August.

Eliezer Gabriel Buenaventura never stopped dreaming - #TeamAgitos - on the Road to Rio

The Mexican track and field athlete made his Paralympic debut this year, with the support of the International Paralympic Committee’s development arm.

Para Trap Shooting

Several years of research and development has resulted in the inclusion of the shotgun discipline for shooters with a physical impairment.