PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tokyo 2020

The company joins as official “Still Cameras and Desktop Reprographic Hardware” provider for the Games.

Athletics

US sprint-king lights up the action at Madison Square Garden.

Snowboard

Established names Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Nicole Roundy will join newcomers Brenna Huckaby and Fatu Matagi for the World Championships from 23 February.

Alpine Skiing

The Europa Cup Finals in Italy closed with the men’s super combined.

Cross-Country Skiing

Second wins for Russia’s Vladislav Lekomtcev and Canadian Brittany Hudak in Asahikawa, Japan.

Alpine Skiing

Giuseppe Comunale has impressed in World Cup races this season, with three top three finishes in snowboard cross and banked slalom.

Alpine Skiing

Salcher, Rabl and Loesch all top the podium in Sella Nevea, Italy.

Athletics

At last year’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, the Tunisian world and Paralympic champion set three world records.

Turkey

The two organisations will share knowledge and best practice in the aim of improving Turkey’s performances internationally.

Alpine Skiing

Paralympic giant slalom champion Christoph Kunz headlines the Swiss team for the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Croatia

Table tennis star Sandra Paovic and athlete Zoran Talic picked up the two biggest awards of the night in Zagreb.

Brazil

The event celebrated Ernst & Young’s support of the Rio 2016 Paralympics

Rio 2016

US wheelchair racer has put basketball career on backburner to focus on adding to his five Paralympic Games athletics medals in Brazil.

Ireland

Irish Sports Council increases funding to EUR 1,178,000 as Rio 2016 fast approaches.

Wheelchair Tennis

The Argentine won his first title of the year with victory over Belgium’s Joachim Gerard.

Snowboard

All snowboard-cross and banked slalom competitions from 23-28 February will be streamed live at ParalympicSport.TV.

Alpine Skiing

Lanzinger, Loesch, Bochet and Francois all secure wins on the first day of competition in Sella Neva, Italy.

Alpine Skiing

Paralympic champions are part of a new sponsorship programme launched by Marca.

Athletics

The world’s fastest Paralympian gives an insight into his heroes as part of a new IPC Athletics series for the 2015 season

Alpine Skiing

British snowboarder Ben Moore was hitch-hiking in Lake Louise when he was picked up by a member of the Canada para-snowboard team.