PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Powerlifting

The new IPC Powerlifting Rules and Regulations were outlined for the road to Rio 2016.

Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid and Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock are off to quick starts in 2013 with NEC tournament titles under their belts.

Wheelchair Basketball

The Canadian men’s and women’s senior national teams for this year have been revealed, but they don’t include superstar Patrick Anderson.

Cross-Country Skiing

Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden embraces a new challenge after her success at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Athletics

T36 sprinter Min-Jae Jun, a two-time London 2012 silver medallist, was chosen by the public as last year’s top performer in Paralympic sport.

Alpine Skiing

Almost five years after losing his leg in a ski accident, Austria’s Matthias Lanzinger has made a strong comeback to the sport to win gold in the 2013 giant slalom World Cup.

Athletics

With the new year underway, the IPC’s Stuart Lieberman makes 10 predictions for the upcoming year in Paralympic sport.

Alpine Skiing

Nominees for December’s Athlete of the Month include Russian standing skier Alexey Bugaev, sit-skiers Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany and Tyler Walker of USA, Hungary’s wheelchair fencer Zsuzsanna Krajnyak and USA’s ice sledge hockey star Taylor Chace.

2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

Competition was fierce at the first event of the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup as 12 nations picked up podium positions in six events.

Alpine Skiing

Nominees for December’s Athlete of the Month include Russian standing skier Alexey Bugaev, sit-skiers Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany and Tyler Walker of USA, Hungary’s wheelchair fencer Zsuzsanna Krajnyak and USA’s ice sledge hockey star Taylor Chace.

Canada

Henry Storgaard, Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) CEO and Director General, will leave his position on 18 January 2013.

Athletics

Alpine Skiing

The first event of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Sestriere, Italy, promises strong competition between German and Japanese sit skiers and French and Russian standing skiers.

Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Lauren Jones are starting 2013 as the world No. 1 junior wheelchair tennis players after the International Tennis Federation published the first world rankings of the New Year today.

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Basketball

Alpine Skiing

Alpine Skiing

Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in January.

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Basketball

Canada will select their men's and women's national teams at a selection camp this week at the University of Nevada.