PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS Wheelchair Tennis American and Japanese duo finish 2014 atop the wheelchair tennis world rankings. New Zealand In response to dramatic growth of High Performance Programme, PNZ has appointed Marguerite Christophers Athletics German T44 long jumper Markus Rehm beat able-bodied athletes to become German national champion and set a new para-athletics world record. America Rio 2016 British wheelchair racing ace is hoping to win the 100m, 200m and 800m T34 at October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Table Tennis Six athletes and one coach from para-table tennis have been shortlisted for the awards which will be presented on 7 January 2015 Wheelchair Curling The event will be one of four major events Scotland will stage between 2016 and 2020. Football 7-a-side After finishing runners-up at this summer’s European Championships, the free-scoring Dutch team now aim to make it to the Paralympic Games. Wheelchair Tennis Kunieda and Kamiji finished the year as World No. 1’s in the men’s and women’s singles but also enjoyed great success in the doubles too. Alpine Skiing Nearly half of all gold medallists in para-alpine skiing at Sochi 2014 were under the age of 23, showing the sport has a bright future ahead of it. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 1425 Page 1426 Page 1427 Page 1428 Current page 1429 Page 1430 Page 1431 Page 1432 Page 1433 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
New Zealand In response to dramatic growth of High Performance Programme, PNZ has appointed Marguerite Christophers
Athletics German T44 long jumper Markus Rehm beat able-bodied athletes to become German national champion and set a new para-athletics world record.
Rio 2016 British wheelchair racing ace is hoping to win the 100m, 200m and 800m T34 at October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Table Tennis Six athletes and one coach from para-table tennis have been shortlisted for the awards which will be presented on 7 January 2015
Wheelchair Curling The event will be one of four major events Scotland will stage between 2016 and 2020.
Football 7-a-side After finishing runners-up at this summer’s European Championships, the free-scoring Dutch team now aim to make it to the Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair Tennis Kunieda and Kamiji finished the year as World No. 1’s in the men’s and women’s singles but also enjoyed great success in the doubles too.
Alpine Skiing Nearly half of all gold medallists in para-alpine skiing at Sochi 2014 were under the age of 23, showing the sport has a bright future ahead of it.