World Para Snowboard Championships
26-31 March

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Two snowboarders race on a slope

Eight Paralympic champions and World Cup winners have been listed as Ones to Watch

Michelle Salt, Canada flys by a gate in the first ever Women's Para Snowboarding Cross in the Winter Paralympic Games

John Leslie and Michelle Salt will line-up alongside new team members Alex Massie and Daniel Shoemaker.

Two snowboarders race on a slope

Historic victories for American, Dutch, French and British riders at the para-snowboard World Cup in Aspen, USA.

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Following the path of some of the most successful para-snowboarders of all time, who also happen to be his teammates, the USA’s Mike Schultz started his first competitive season with a bang.

Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Keith Gabel

The debut of a new format for snowboard-cross, which will feature riders racing head-to-head, has attracted all six Sochi 2014 medallists.

Joany Badenhorst on a snowboard at a snowboard-cross event.

Doctors told Australian snowboarder Joany Badenhorst that it would take her 18 months to recover from a last-minute crash that ruled her out of contention at Sochi 2014.

Matti Suur-Hamari

Finnish lower-limb impaired rider Suur-Hamari offers his training advice to aspiring snowboarders.

Fact of the week - Para-snowboard

In 2012 it was announced that para-snowboard would be included in the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

No. 12 Amy Purdy raises the profile of the Paralympic Movement

Paralympic bronze medallist Amy Purdy shot to fame in the USA in 2014, creating more awareness for the Paralympic Movement – an achievement marked in the IPC’s Top 50 Moments of 2014.

Longjumper jumping in front of Allianz banner

2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.

Bibian Mentel-Spee holds her arms high on the podium at the flower ceremony

One of the pioneers of para-snowboard, Dutch Paralympic champion Bibian Mentel-Spee, offers her tips on the athletes to watch ahead of the 2015 Worlds.

Para-snowboard's debut at Sochi 2014 is No. 18 in the IPC's Top 50 Moments of 2014

Dutch rider Bibian Mentel-Spee and the USA’s Evan Strong became the first Paralympic champions at Sochi 2014, and the sport has continued to progress.

Marcus Hartmann

Media accreditation for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships now open

Dylan Alcott celebrates winning his quad wheelchair tennis singles match against Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne at the 2014 Australian Open.

Action from the football 5-a-side Worlds, banked slalom makes it debut in para-snowboard, a world record attempt and more.

Michael Shea of the United States

Riders from the USA, the Netherlands and Italy have taken historic victories in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Keith Gabel and Mike Shea

Around 40 riders from over 10 countries will compete in the first ever banked slalom races at World and Europa Cups beginning on Wednesday (19 November) in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Matti Suur-Hamari

Finnish snowboarder Matti Suur-Hamari is heading to the first races in Landgraaf, the Netherlands, with a fresh mind after a devastating 11th place finish at the Paralympic Winter Games.

Bibian Mentel-Spee holds medal high

Dutch Paralympic snowboard champion Bibian Mentel-Spee is looking forward to testing herself in the new format for snowboard cross and discipline of banked slalom from Wednesday (19 November).

Urko Egea Zabalza - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games - Para Snowboarding

The new IPC anti-doping code has been published, Australia are set to host the first ever integrated table tennis tournament and more.

Urko Egea Zabalza - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games - Para Snowboarding

Separate medal events will now take place for riders with a significant impairment in one or both legs and for those with less activity limitation.