PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS Announcements, launches and sport made this week’s headlines. Cycling Emma Foy and Laura Fairweather and give an insight into a typical day as they prepare for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Canoe After winning gold in wheelchair basketball and alpine skiing, Nichols is now trying to make the US para-canoe team for Rio 2016. Wheelchair Basketball Roster includes 21 players all hoping to make the national men’s team for August’s Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games Shooting As well as a record number of athletes and countries, IPC Shooting also delivered progress in a number of areas. Cross-Country Skiing Reptyukh beat two out of three Sochi 2014 Paralympic medallists to win the men’s 10km cross country in Vuokatti, Finland. Sailing Event will take place in Melbourne, Australia, starting in November 2015 The top speed in the sitting category of para-alpine skiing is 115 km/h whereas athletes in the standing category can reach speeds up to 125 km/h! Table Tennis Para-table tennis player became global YouTube sensation after a video of him playing the sport using his mouth to hold the racket went viral. Rio 2016 Tracy Schmitt sold her home and everything she could not fit into her car to try realise her Rio 2016 dream. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 1430 Page 1431 Page 1432 Page 1433 Current page 1434 Page 1435 Page 1436 Page 1437 Page 1438 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Cycling Emma Foy and Laura Fairweather and give an insight into a typical day as they prepare for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Canoe After winning gold in wheelchair basketball and alpine skiing, Nichols is now trying to make the US para-canoe team for Rio 2016.
Wheelchair Basketball Roster includes 21 players all hoping to make the national men’s team for August’s Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games
Shooting As well as a record number of athletes and countries, IPC Shooting also delivered progress in a number of areas.
Cross-Country Skiing Reptyukh beat two out of three Sochi 2014 Paralympic medallists to win the men’s 10km cross country in Vuokatti, Finland.
The top speed in the sitting category of para-alpine skiing is 115 km/h whereas athletes in the standing category can reach speeds up to 125 km/h!
Table Tennis Para-table tennis player became global YouTube sensation after a video of him playing the sport using his mouth to hold the racket went viral.
Rio 2016 Tracy Schmitt sold her home and everything she could not fit into her car to try realise her Rio 2016 dream.