The entire five-man American team for the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships is made up of active duty or veteran servicemen.
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
• Six Grand Prix events planned for 2013 starting in Dubai• Biennial World Championships in place until 2017• Two countries submit bids to stage 2014 European Championships
Vancouver 2010
Slovakia’s Jakub Krako is dreaming about winning his third slalom World Championship title in La Molina, Spain in February.
Triathlon
The 2013 British Triathlon Championships in Liverpool in July will include a para-triathlon category.
Triathlon
Andre Kajlich and Patricia Walsh, both No. 1 in the ITU world rankings, were named the top American para-triathletes of 2012.
Athletics
Australia’s two-time Paralympic medallist, shot putter Hamish Macdonald, is retiring as an athlete after years of devotion to Paralympic sport.
Rio 2016
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee held a briefing with 15 potential companies who could design their Games mascots.
Alpine Skiing
American Evan Strong was victorious in the IPCAS snowboard cross event on his home snow in South Tahoe (Nevada), USA.
Canada
Canada’s Paralympians were honoured last week for their achievements with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Athletics
Brazil’s Terezinha Guilhermina and Great Britain’s Stef Reid won their British Athletics Series events, as Namibia’s Johanna Benson and Brazil’s Yohansson Nascimento also took part.
