PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jakub Krako, Slovakia day one in the men's downhill visually impaired

Slovakian skier Jakub Krako will use the growing competition in the men’s visually impaired field to try to push himself onto the podium at the 2015 Worlds.

Women passing a slalom pole on the slopes

Nearly 50 skiers from eight countries will compete in downhill and super-combined ahead of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada.

Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships logo unveiled

The event will take place this October attracting 1,300 athletes from 90 countries.

Two swimmers smile at each other after competing at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

Despite the return of Spanish swimming legend Teresa Perales, Norwegian Sarah Louise Rung is focused on multiple golds at July’s World Championships.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria

The world’s best riders from 18 countries have arrived in Spain for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships.

Aled Davies throwing a discus

British thrower added 17cm to his own discus world record on the first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

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US snowboarder Heidi Jo Duce is hoping for a repeat of her 2014 World Cup Finals performance where she landed on the podium at the same venue as the World Championships.

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The Italian who has dominated the women’s T42 class in recent years tells all about her three heroes.

Athlete practicing alpine skiing in a sit-ski.

Germany’s five-time Paralympic champion is eager for the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships to get started, where she will aim to repeat her performance from Sochi 2014.

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The 46-year-old Canadian is hoping to qualify for the sport’s Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.