PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Para Ice Hockey

Russia also took victory over South Korea at the 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Leduc, Canada.

Sitting Volleyball

New site can be found at www.worldparavolley.org

Wheelchair Curling

It will be the fourth time the event has been held in Switzerland since 2002.

After this year's Super Bowl featured two adverts starring people with an impairment, the IPC's Director of Media and Communications, asks if a new trend is emerging.

Tokyo 2020

Partners since 2006, the two organisations have agreed to work together identifying a number of collaborative areas through to after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Wheelchair Tennis

Both Martin de la Puente and Viktoriia Lvova beat their opponents in straight sets to clinch the title.

Athletics

Australia’s multiple-world and Paralympic champion wants to set a 100m world record that can never be beaten.

Last call to submit feedback on the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 2017 Classification Code.

Alpine Skiing

Victory for Canada’s Mac Marcoux over Russian Paralympic champion Valerii Redkozubov in St. Moritz.

Rio 2016

The sport’s leading superpower has already qualified men’s and women’s teams for the first Paralympic Games in South America

Wheelchair Curling

Paralympic and world champions head to Finland looking to cement their position as the world’s best wheelchair curling team.

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

Blind Football

The Paralympic Pele looking to secure his third Parapan title in Toronto this August.

Alpine Skiing

The USA’s Tyler Walker, Austria’s Matthias Lanzinger and Great Britain’s Millie Knight also take giant slalom victory in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Para dance sport

Five competitions make up the international schedule, including a new World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Para Ice Hockey

Nothing to separate reigning champions Canada and Paralympic champions USA at World Sledge Hockey Challenge as they both take wins on Monday (2 February).

Alpine Skiing

Germany’s Andrea Rothfuss, Georg Kreiter and Austrian Claudia Loesch all take victory in giant slalom in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Sailing

Norwegian sailors win two out of three disciplines at the ISAF 2015 Sailing World Cup in Miami, USA.

Cross-Country Skiing

Your monthly recap of all the sporting events which took place last month.

Swimming

British Paralympic swimming champion says Yelyzaveta Mereshko will push her to the maximum at July’s World Championships in Glasgow.