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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Athlete practicing alpine skiing in a sit-ski.
Alpine Skiing

France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber set the quickest times in the first downhill training run of Panorama 2015.

Skiing man curving around some slalom poles
Alpine Skiing

The New Zealand duo are all set for the start of competition this Wednesday at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada.

Two skiers in race suits going down a slope
Alpine Skiing

Four of the seven British athletes took part at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will now compete at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Toronto 2015 Parapans medals
America

Around 400 sets of medals will be presented during August’s Parapan American Games in Canada.

Group picture of people standing sitting and sitting in wheelchairs
Athletics

Training took place to coincide with the first IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the season.

Athlete practicing alpine skiing in a sit-ski.
Alpine Skiing

France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber set the quickest times in the first downhill training run of Panorama 2015.

Two skiers starting from a start house on a ski slope
Alpine Skiing

Twelve athletes will represent the host country of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships when racing starts on 4 March.

NPC Nicaragua
Nicaragua

David Isaac Lopez Sevilla succeeds Juan Francisco Balladares Petting.

Wheelchair athlete on the track
Athletics

After winning silver medals at London 2012 and the 2013 World Championships, the 18-year-old is gearing up for his most important year yet.

Yannick Bourseaux
Triathlon

Bourseaux and Bahier take the wins for France whilst athletes from hosts South Africa, Great Britain, Spain and Italy also top the podium.

Allianz Athlete of the Month poll for February 2015
Cross-Country Skiing

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

Australia's Melissa Perrine competes in the women's visually impaired super-G at the Sochi Paralympic Games 2014
Alpine Skiing

Melissa Perinne guided by Andrew Bor, sit skiers Victoria Pendergast and Mark Soyer, and Mitchell Gourley make-up the team for the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Opening Ceremony of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Cross-Country Skiing

The third month of the year will see the winter sports season come to a close and a number of summer sports get underway.

Mac Marcoux in a close-up focussing on the slalom pole in front of him
Alpine Skiing

Sports fans in Canada can watch all of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships live at cbcsports.ca.

Mac Marcoux in a close-up focussing on the slalom pole in front of him
Alpine Skiing

Sports fans in Canada can watch all of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships live at cbcsports.ca.

Matti Suur-Hamari took the victory in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard-cross race at the La Molina 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships
Wheelchair Curling

Catch-up on what went on during a very busy month for winter sports.

Opening Ceremony of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Alpine Skiing

Hundreds of local people, athletes and team officials gather for the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Evan O'Hanlon
Athletics

Ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Brisbane, Australia, Evan O’Hanlon tells us his idols.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria
Alpine Skiing

Warm temperatures and a lack snow mean both events will no longer take place.

Perle Bouge and Stephane Tardieu of France - rowing
Rowing

Curtis Halladay, Cameron Sinclair and Perle Bouge amongst the record breakers.