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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Allianz Athlete of the Month poll for February 2015
Cross-Country Skiing

The public has until Monday 9 March to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.

Australia's Melissa Perrine competes in the women's visually impaired super-G at the Sochi Paralympic Games 2014
Alpine Skiing

Melissa Perinne guided by Andrew Bor, sit skiers Victoria Pendergast and Mark Soyer, and Mitchell Gourley make-up the team for the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Opening Ceremony of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Cross-Country Skiing

The third month of the year will see the winter sports season come to a close and a number of summer sports get underway.

Mac Marcoux in a close-up focussing on the slalom pole in front of him
Alpine Skiing

Sports fans in Canada can watch all of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships live at cbcsports.ca.

Mac Marcoux in a close-up focussing on the slalom pole in front of him
Alpine Skiing

Sports fans in Canada can watch all of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships live at cbcsports.ca.

Matti Suur-Hamari took the victory in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard-cross race at the La Molina 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships
Wheelchair Curling

Catch-up on what went on during a very busy month for winter sports.

Opening Ceremony of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Alpine Skiing

Hundreds of local people, athletes and team officials gather for the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Evan O'Hanlon
Athletics

Ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Brisbane, Australia, Evan O’Hanlon tells us his idols.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria
Alpine Skiing

Warm temperatures and a lack snow mean both events will no longer take place.

Perle Bouge and Stephane Tardieu of France - rowing
Rowing

Curtis Halladay, Cameron Sinclair and Perle Bouge amongst the record breakers.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair celebrating his victory after a para-triathlon
Triathlon

Ahead of the first World Paratriathlon event in Buffalo City, South Africa, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) preview which athletes to keep an eye out for.

The medals for the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Alpine Skiing

The build up to the 2015 alpine skiing Worlds continues with the Opening Ceremony taking place on Saturday (28 February).

Morii Taiki, Kano Akira, Natsume Kenji
Alpine Skiing

On the final day of competitive action before the World Championships, Japanese and Russian skiers enjoy multiple podium positions.

Bibian Mentel receives her Sochi gold
Alpine Skiing

Chris Vos and Bibian Mentel-Spee secured their second world titles of the week on the final day of the IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.

Dame Sarah Storey looks on prior to her women's hour record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome in London, Great Britain.
Cycling

The British Paralympic champion managed 45.502km, falling 563m short of the 11-year-rold world record.

Markus Salcher goes down the slope very fast, he seems to lose control
Alpine Skiing

Downhill and super-G world and Paralympic champion Markus Salcher is keeping his expectations for the World Championships low.

London Marathon 2014
Athletics

Around 100 para-athletes will compete in the British capital in eight IPC Athletics Marathon World Championship races.

A new para-swimming association has been developed in Serbia thanks to training and support received throught the OCP.
Serbia

Through training and support from the Agitos Foundation, the Serbian NPC has been able to develop National Federations.

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain
Alpine Skiing

A look ahead to the final day of competition at the IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.

Oksana Masters
Cycling

After Paralympic medal success in rowing and cross-country skiing in recent years, Oksana Masters will now aim to qualify for Rio 2016 as a handcyclist.