PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![No. 45 German Nordic skiers break into top three](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/JjBxW8mzN0dXm1kVIMRyIL837ogkwFkF_S4nHaGs0rg.jpg?itok=2vknRQwI)
No. 45 German Nordic skiers break into top three
Headlined by Martin Fleig and Vivian Hosch, the hosts of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships made big improvements in 2015-16.
Masters commits to Nordic skiing after Rio 2016 appearance
The USA’s Oksana Masters competed in handcycling in September and is now determined to reach PyeongChang 2018.
![Daisuke Ikezaki from Japan and USA's Josh Wheeler. Photo credit: CWSA/Kevin Bogetti-Smith.](/sites/default/files/images/160917083930318_Bogetti-Smith_Rio%2BParalympics_Rubgy_game%2B11_20160916_0070.jpg)
Daisuke Ikezaki reflects on Rio 2016 bronze medal
Japan made history at Rio 2016 by becoming the first Asian nation to win a wheelchair rugby medal at a Paralympic Games.
![Slovakia won the bronze medal at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden.](/sites/default/files/images/150321214215480_IPC%2BIce%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BWorld%2BChampionships%2B2015%2BB-Pool_651.jpg)
Slovakian coach aims high for Worlds B-Pool
Miroslav Drab talks player recruitment, retention and training ahead of the ice sledge hockey Worlds B-Pool.
![Chris Vos of the Netherlands, Reinhold Schett of Austria and Mark Mann of the USA at the IPC Snowboard Europa Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/images/161117112545406_15039527_1323481701037282_9077673053679580205_o.jpg)
Two wins apiece for USA and Netherlands at Europa Cup
The Para snowboard season got underway on Wednesday (16 November) in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.
![Norwegian ice sledge hockey team at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA](/sites/default/files/images/150423172157332_BW3_1252_0.jpg)
Norway set for home ice sledge hockey tournament
They will be joined by Italy and Sweden from Friday (18 November) in Skien for the NIHF Ice Sledge Hockey Invitational.
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Mentel-Spee stronger than ever
Despite an ongoing battle with cancer, the Dutch world champion snowboarder will return to the snow this season.
![Two men in wheelchairs on a boccia field of play](/sites/default/files/images/150311155214467_LON_0409_6736.jpg)
Murray and Thomas retire from boccia
The British Paralympians have announced their retirement from the sport.
![Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain](/sites/default/files/images/150225173658909_Chris%2BVos%2BLa%2BMolina.jpg)
World champion snowboarders ready for return
The Para snowboard season begins in Landgraaf, the Netherlands, on 16 November, featuring a star-studded field.
![No. 46 Slovakians Kasicka, Vidasic perform last dance](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/rCBRZnS9knxF-14IVdTxbuNLmBRRhQSt69koeeOFDE4.jpg?itok=e0w4iCsA)
No. 46 Slovakians Kasicka, Vidasic perform last dance
Helena Kasicka and Peter Vidasic swept all three European titles in front of their home crowd, a grand way to bow out from the sport.