PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sochi 2014: 400 days to go venue tour
With 400 days to go until the Sochi 2014 Games, here’s a brief tour of the Paralympic winter venues.
IPC Athletics announces plans to grow the sport post London 2012
• Six Grand Prix events planned for 2013 starting in Dubai• Biennial World Championships in place until 2017• Two countries submit bids to stage 2014 European Championships
Snow Sport Youth Circuit kicks off in La Molina
The European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit is an exciting new development project that aims to grow snow sports for people with an impairment in Europe.
Vergeer celebrates 10 years unbeaten
Wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands has now gone 10 years without losing on the international level of her sport.
USA reveal team for IPC Nordic Skiing Worlds
The entire five-man American team for the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships is made up of active duty or veteran servicemen.
Great Britain’s Norfolk halts full-time career
Double Paralympic wheelchair tennis champion Peter Norfolk, known as the “Quadfather” will no longer compete full-time in the sport.
Krako to take crack at slalom hat trick
Slovakia’s Jakub Krako is dreaming about winning his third slalom World Championship title in La Molina, Spain in February.
Rio 2016 begins mascot creation process
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee held a briefing with 15 potential companies who could design their Games mascots.
British Triathlon announces new Championships
The 2013 British Triathlon Championships in Liverpool in July will include a para-triathlon category.
Australia’s Macdonald retires
Australia’s two-time Paralympic medallist, shot putter Hamish Macdonald, is retiring as an athlete after years of devotion to Paralympic sport.