PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

French skier Marie Bochet skied the downhill at Panorama 2015.

A host of Paralympic and world champions from 23 countries are ready to go for the first gold medals at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Beatrice Hess broke nine world records at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games

With the World Championships fast approaching, will 2015 be the year that the oldest world records in history will be broken?

Athlete practicing alpine skiing in a sit-ski.

France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber set the quickest times in the first downhill training run of Panorama 2015.

Skiing man curving around some slalom poles

The New Zealand duo are all set for the start of competition this Wednesday at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada.

Two skiers in race suits going down a slope

Four of the seven British athletes took part at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will now compete at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Toronto 2015 Parapans medals

Around 400 sets of medals will be presented during August’s Parapan American Games in Canada.

Group picture of people standing sitting and sitting in wheelchairs

Training took place to coincide with the first IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the season.

Athlete practicing alpine skiing in a sit-ski.

France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber set the quickest times in the first downhill training run of Panorama 2015.

Two skiers starting from a start house on a ski slope

Twelve athletes will represent the host country of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships when racing starts on 4 March.

NPC Nicaragua

David Isaac Lopez Sevilla succeeds Juan Francisco Balladares Petting.