PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

No. 43 Youngsters, newcomers shake-up World Cup

A series of young and fresh-faced snowboarders made an impact on the World Cup last season.

Anna Jochemsen

The Dutch alpine skier reveals some little known facts about herself.

IWRF logo

Members of the global wheelchair rugby family attended the event in Frankfurt, Germany, on 14 November.

Sandra Paovic of Croatia in action against Kunwoo Lee during the prelimimary round of the Women's's Table Tennis at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star awards will take place in Doha, Qatar, on 8 December.

Woman with one leg skiing down a slope

The Dutch and Austrian alpine skiers got their season underway with slalom victories in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Bibian Mentel-Spee

Finland’s Matti “the Sledgehammer” Suur-Hamari and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee started a training partnership this season that saw them both top the podium at the first IPC Snowboard World Cup.

No. 44 What it means to be a Proud Paralympian

Through the IPC’s education programme and Athletes’ Council, athletes can get more involved in the Movement.

Evan Strong

US athletes came away from the first races with three wins in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

No. 45 German Nordic skiers break into top three

Headlined by Martin Fleig and Vivian Hosch, the hosts of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships made big improvements in 2015-16.

Oksana Masters, USA musters all her strength and rides in to Bronze medal position

The USA’s Oksana Masters competed in handcycling in September and is now determined to reach PyeongChang 2018.