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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Allianz Fact of the week Ice Sledge Hockey speed

Ice sledge hockey players use their sticks for shooting as well as to push and speed-up. At the back end, they have sharp metal picks that allow acceleration up to 21km/h.

Attendees at the PyeongChang 2018 Executive Board meeting held in January 2015.
PyeongChang 2018

Business plan and budget will come into effect as soon as they are approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Keith Gabel
Snowboard

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

Members of the Iranian Parliament visit the NPC Iran exhibition in December 2014.
Iran

Week long exhibition in the Iranian Parliament showcased the recent achievements of Iranian Paralympians

Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair Tennis

The event which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2015 will stage its finals in Antalya, Turkey between 25-31 May.

Members of the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee gathered to start 2015 with greater focus.
PyeongChang 2018

Organising Committee also announces the names of the venues that will be used in 2018 for the Winter Paralympics.

Marie Bochet
Alpine Skiing

France’s four-time Paralympic champion sends a clear message to German Sochi slalom gold medallist Andrea Rothfuss at first World Cup of 2014-15.

The winners of the 2014 ITTF Star Awards.
Table Tennis

In Dubai, UAE, Alvaro Valera and Sandra Paovic were named the male and female para-table tennis stars for 2014.

Dartanyon Crockett
Rio 2016

In 2014, 271 Paralympic places were decided for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in 10 sports.

Mandy Francois-Elie winning the 100m T37 in Lyon 2013
Wheelchair Rugby

With the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games next year, here are 10 players to keep an eye out for in wheelchair rugby.

A yellow mascots and blue mascot with green leaves as hair stand on top of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain.
Rio 2016

New venues, test events, ticket sales are just some of the milestones coming up for the organisers of South America’s first Paralympic Games

Two skiers behind each other on the slope
Alpine Skiing

Big name athletes including France’s Marie Bochet and Canadian Mac Marcoux will begin their World Cup campaign with just over 50 days to go until the 2015 Worlds.

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

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.

The 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships' mascot will be a lumberjack named Tim Burr.
Cross-Country Skiing

The talisman of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships is named as Tim Burr.

Two runners cross the finish line in a stadium
Athletics

British visually impaired sprinter targets PBs and podium finishes.

Marie Bochet skiing past a gate
Alpine Skiing

French para-alpine skiing star looking forward to returning to the slopes where she won five world titles in 2013.

Two swimmers smile at each other after competing at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

To start 2015 we look ahead to some of the key battles that could highlight the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Safet Alibasic strikes the ball as Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Egypt at London 2012.
Sitting Volleyball

Now Paralympic and world champion is hoping to retain the European title this year.

Sydney Collier and her service dog Journey receive the 2014 FEI Against All Odds award.
Equestrian

The para-equestrian dressage rider tells all about her award winning service dog Journey.

Men in wheelchairs with a big championships trophy
Wheelchair Rugby

“The Steelers” have been shortlisted for team of the year at the inaugural ASPAs which will be presented in February 2015.