The 1976 Olympic gold medallist is one of four new appointments that Paralympics New Zealand have made as they aim for a record medal haul at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Athletics
Great British Paralympic champion Cockroft was inspired by poor dealings in the past to launch her own business venture.
Alpine Skiing
Media accreditation for the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships now open
Rio 2016
The goal is to reduce, compensate and mitigate carbon emissions to stimulate the low carbon economy
Iran
Iranian team finished fourth at the Asian Para Games winning 120 medals
PyeongChang 2018
The President observed the preparations for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and was greeted by over 120 people.
Para Ice Hockey
The state-of-the-art venue for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey A-Pool World Championships has opened in Buffalo, New York, USA.
Athletes from Asia dominated para-sport in October, with history also being made in Gambia.
Athletics
Reacting to an online blog that labelled wheelchair racing “not elite sport”, US wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki challenges Olympians to support Paralympians to be recognised as elite athletes in the media.
Athletics
The USA’s Tatyana McFadden recovered from a fall to win the New York Marathon, with Australia’s Kurt Fearnley scooping the men’s title.