PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Cheng Huang

In his first year rowing internationally, China’s Cheng Huang upset Great Britain’s Tom Aggar in London, which comes in as the No. 41 moment of the year in Paralympic sport.

A picture of man celebrating his victory with a British Flag

Paula Dunn will replace Peter Eriksson’s vacancy as the new athletics coach for the British Paralympic team.

Sir Philip Craven addressing the London 2012 debrief

London 2012 debrief opens in Rio with IPC President laying down the gauntlet to the 2016 host city

A picture of a 2 men in a sldege playing hockey

Greg Westlake and Brad Bowden headline the 16-strong roster for Canada’s 2012-13 ice sledge hockey season.

Evan Strong

The No. 42 moment in Paralympic Sport in 2012 was when snowboarding was added to the Paralympic programme for Sochi 2014.

A picture of a group dancing

The London 2012 organising committee will transfer their Games knowledge to the staff of Rio 2016 this week.

A group picture

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist, Daniel Dias, is to become Ottobock’s fourth Paralympic Ambassador

Russia ice sledge hockey

Here’s a quick review of what we learned from last week’s 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.

A picture of two men in a wheelchair shaking their hands

France’s Stephane Houdet and Japan’s Shingo Kunieda paired up to win the wheelchair tennis Doubles Masters in Amsterdam.

Blake Leeper and Jarryd Wallace

The No. 43 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when USA’s Jarryd Wallace honoured officials’ decision of being disqualified from the relay at the London Games.