PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Bibian Mentel-Spee

The future of para-snowboard looks bright as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) continue to develop the sport.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating the victory with her hand up

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) co-ordination commission visits for the first time the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organising Committee (TO2015).

A picture of a person in a wheelchair playing basketball

Paul Davies will begin his new role as Performance Director of British Wheelchair Basketball programmes on 2 April.

A picture of a man skiing.

In the penultimate event of the 2012-13 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, everything is still to play for in the rankings.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui of Spain and his guide Miguel Galindo Garces compete in Vancouver

Visually impaired skier Jon Santacana will be one to watch at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Markus Salcher

Austrians Markus Salcher and Roman Rabl won their respective classes at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup.

Evan O'Hanlon

Evan O’Hanlon, Kelly Cartwright, Richard Colman, Todd Hodgetts and Kurt Fearnley will compete at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Esther Vergeer

After going more than a decade without losing on the court, Dutch wheelchair tennis star announced her retirement from the sport.

A picture of a woman swimming

Multiple Paralympic champion Natalie du Toit has been appointed to the new Board of Directors at the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS)

Alana Nichols

The US team will feature 13 athletes and two guides for the World Championship event that starts on 18 February.