PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Italian throwers Assunta Legnante and Oney Tapia at the launch of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy.](/sites/default/files/images/160208085822905_incontro%2Batleti%2Bcon%2Bstudenti%2B44_0.jpg)
Italy’s visually impaired throwers Legnante and Tapia launch Grosseto 2016
The IPC Athletics European Championships will take place in the Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium from 10-16 June.
![Men in sit ski looking focused, wearing helmet](/sites/default/files/images/150227081204308_roman%2Brabl_0.jpg)
Austrian skiers claim six podiums at Espot Europa Cup
Competition in Spain got underway on Monday (8 February) with super combined.
![The Netherlands' Bibian Mentel-Spee secured her second World Cup win in Aspen and was joined on the podium by teammate Lisa Bunschoten and the USA’s Heidi Jo Duce.](/sites/default/files/images/160207095552250_20160206_144045.jpg)
Mentel-Spee, Mayrhofer, Roundy all secure World Cup doubles in Aspen
The three snowboarders secured their second snowboard-cross wins at the IPC Snowboard World Cup at Aspen Snowmass on Saturday (6 February).
![Isis Holt of Australia competes in the women's 200m T35 final during the Evening Session at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160203121038859_isis.jpg)
Isis Holt smashes 200m world record at Canberra Grand Prix
The 14-year-old clocked 28.28 seconds to knock 0.19 seconds off the mark she set at the 2015 World Championships.
Russian NPC celebrate 20th anniversary
The Russian Paralympic Committee recognised those who played a part in the Movement’s growth in the country.
![Brittany Hudak, Canada in Women's 15km classic, overtaking a rival](/sites/default/files/images/140627093501252_SOC_20140310_LP_0893_WEB.jpg)
My first time: Brittany Hudak
The Canadian Nordic skier describes how Collette Bourgonje had an influence on her early career.
![Two sledge hockey players in blue jerseys on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/150503171250734_web%2B20150502%2BITA%2Bv%2BDEU_0086%2B.jpg)
Trip to Japan for Italy’s sledge hockey team
A friendly between South Korea, Japan and the Czech Republic will get underway on Monday (8 February).
![Sprinting woman](/sites/default/files/images/150814164109013_GettyImages-477869570.jpg)
Me and my coach: Ilse Hayes and Dr Suzanne Ferreira
The South African sprinter stars in a new monthly series looking at the relationship and bond between athlete and coach.
![Three adaptive snowboarders celebrate their podium finishes at the 2016 IPC Snowboard World Cup in Aspen, USA](/sites/default/files/images/160206100406952_Shea%2BSuur-Hamari%2BStrong%2BAspen%2B2016.jpg)
Roundy, Shea lead strong performance for USA in Aspen
Dutch riders Bibian Mentel-Spee, Chris Vos and Austria’s Patrick Mayrhofer also take the first snowboard-cross wins of the season in the USA.
![Georg Kreiter of Germany competes in Men's Downhill Sitting at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games](/sites/default/files/images/160113120621290_Georg%2BKreiter.jpg)
My first time: alpine skier Georg Kreiter
The German world champion was helped on the way to world titles by multiple world and Paralympic champion Martin Braxenthaler.