PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Classification assessment

IPC hopes by introducing a “zero classification” policy no athlete will need to be classified at a Paralympic Games

Marieke Vervoort

Belgian wheelchair racer made a comeback from serious injury in 2014 and set multiple world records in the T52 class.

USA wheelchair basketball

Eventually 12 players will be selected for August’s Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.

The biggest competition on the calendar can bring many benefits to host cities and countries.

Kari Rasanen Chair IBSA Goalball

The Fin succeeds Sweden's Kari Marklund who retired on 1 January 2015.

Cable, USA, will host the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships

Seven days of cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions will be streamed live at Cable2015.com from 24 January.

La Molina snowboard World Cup Finals

Preparations have moved up a gear for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships from 23-28 February.

Two women cycle on a tandem

Event was held in New Plymouth between 16-18 January and was attended by 14 athletes

Korea’s Asian Para-Games champion Choi Jung-Man in action

After competing for 12 years, South Korea’s Choi Jung Man finally won his first international para-badminton tournament in October 2014.

Tatyana McFadden

USA’s McFadden will line-up at 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.