PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Marie Bochet

The IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France, will see the first speed races of the 2015-16 contested.

Logo_International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability (INAS-FID)

The new partnership will help INAS launch innovative online services.

Man celebrates victory by raising football cup.

Morocco won the 2015 African Championship in Douala, Cameroon, and, with the Rio Paralympics ahead, looks at the future with optimism.

Grigorios Polychronidis

Daniel Polychronidis lost his London 2012 Paralympic medal after a home robbery. But his son surprised him on Christmas 2015.

Two wheelchair rugby players fighting for the ball

With the Paralympic Games coming up in September, here are the top storylines to follow.

Marie Bochet

Paralympic and world champions Marie Bochet, Anna Schaffelhuber and Aleksei Bugaev add slalom wins to their giant slalom victories in Kranjska Gora.

National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) logo

The new partnership will supply the US men and women’s national teams with basketball balls in preparation for Rio 2016.

A picture of a woman skiing on the slopes

Downhill, super combined, giant slalom and slalom will all run according to schedule in February.

Melissa Perrine and Mitchell Gourley

At the halfway point until the next Paralympic Winter Games, Melissa Perrine and Mitchell Gourlay are focused on their World Cup campaigns.

Jessica Long competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain

Three reigning world champions, including 12-time Paralympic champion Jessica Long will look to gain a place for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.