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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Seven people tried ice sledge hockey at a demonstration event organised by the Croatian NPC in December 2014.
Para Ice Hockey

With the help of 12 sledges, the Croatian Paralympic Committee and Ottobock Adria launched a recruitment drive to find ice sledge hockey players.

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio 2016

Ben Lucas impressed by the scale of work around the city as South America prepares to stage its first Paralympic Games.

Valerii Redkozubov of Russia
Alpine Skiing

On the final day of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina, Spain, two Russian skiers completed the perfect week in slalom races.

A woman in a wheelchair hits a tennis ball as a backhand.
Wheelchair Tennis

The players who will compete in the first wheelchair tennis Grand Slam of the year have been named with Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji the headliners.

Dino Sokolovic of Croatia
Alpine Skiing

Russian skiers also complete triple wins at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, alongside podiums for France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, USA and Canada.

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Snowboard

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.

American Stephanie Jallen won slalom at the first World Cup of 2014-15.
Alpine Skiing

Wins for Russian, Japanese, German and Spanish skiers in slalom events with just 50 days to go until the 2015 Worlds.

Josh Vander Vies
Canada

COC, CPC and the CSIN unveil a new CAD 3 million high performance sport and funding partnership, and rebrand as the "Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network"

A picture of an athlete sit down throwing an object
Great Britain

Fifth SportsFest will take place at Durham University on Thursday 5 March.

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