PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Ones to watch for athletics announced for Rio 2016
IPC selects 45 track and field stars who are likely to make a big impact at September’s Paralympic Games.
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First skiing World Cups in Slovenia, Italy, to get underway
A stellar line-up of athletes will begin their World Cup campaign, with action from Tarvisio, Italy, to be shown live on Rai Sport and at Paralympic.org.
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IPC opens additional HQ building in Bonn
The new building will be home to 30 of the 85 IPC staff members
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Rowing Ones to Watch announced for Rio 2016
The athletes to look out for in the sport at September’s Paralympic Games include four from the single sculls, one mixed double sculls and one coxed four team.
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Rio 2016 unveils first venue of year
Carioca Arena 1, home of wheelchair basketball and rugby during this summer’s Paralympic Games is the largest in Barra Olympic Park and will host first test event this week.
Improving Rabl has high hopes for skiing World Cup
Austrian Roman Rabl is hoping to build on his first podium performances from the 2015 World Championships with World Cup success.
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – December 2015
The public has until 21 January to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
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Hockey coach George Kingston to train aspiring sledge hockey players
With the support of the Agitos Foundation, IPC Ice Sledge Hockey and the Slovakian National Paralympic Committee will run the camp to train young athletes.
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Goalball in 2016: 5 questions to be answered
With a new year and the Rio 2016 Games approaching, here are some of the big goalball questions.
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Kreiter ‘confident’ of continued success
The German double world champion sit skier looks towards the future ahead of the first World Cup of the season.