PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Josh Pauls: My first time in a sled
Now a multiple Paralympic and world champion, the USA’s Josh Pauls took more than one try to fall in love with ice sledge hockey.
Thailand claim home gold at shooting World Cup
Ukraine’s Oleksii Denysiuk also performed exceptionally once again to take his third gold on the final day of competition in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ones to watch at the BISFed World Individual Champs
Hong Kong, China’s Laureus Sports Awards nominee Yuk Wing Leung is among those to keep tabs on.
Para-Cycling Track Worlds: Zeng upsets Norbruis
China claim four titles, Great Britain wins three on the first day of competition on Thursday (17 March).
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug kicks off Dubai Grand Prix with a win
World silver medallist Hug and Paralympic champion Chentouf triumph on first day’s action in the United Arab Emirates
World Para-Triathlon Event season kicks off in Buffalo
The first of the 2016 WPE series takes place in South Africa, where athletes can earn points toward Rio 2016.
German women dominate giant slalom races at Europa Cup Finals
Poland’s men win two out of three races on final day of the Europa Cup Finals.
Dutch snowboarding duo triumph in World Cup Finals
Chris Vos, and Renske Van Beek both won their respective banked slalom races, en-route to overall globe titles.
Petitclerc named to Canadian Senate
The 14-time Paralympic gold medallist becomes latest Paralympian appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Marcoux, Ramsay win Canadian Ski Racing Awards
The pair are named as male and female para-alpine athletes of the year respectively on the reintroduction of a national awards programme by Alpine Canada.