PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

No. 31 Sharp shooter Zhang sets four world records
China’s Paralympic champion returns to the top in her best events in style after a disappointing 2014 World Championships.

Volunteers wanted for 2016 swimming European Open
Organisers are looking for 200 volunteers to help run the last major swimming competition ahead of Rio 2016 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.

PNZ ‘Spirit of Gold Collection’ open to public
The Collection will tour New Zealand for 30 weeks and features portraits of the country’s top para-athletes.

Para World Sailing Championships: Rough conditions rock sailors
Australia battle through Mother Nature to lead way in SKUD18, sonar after six races.
MLB pitcher Ryu becomes ambassador for PyeongChang 2018
The South Korean baseball star will help promote the Paralympic and Olympic Winter Games.

No. 32 British steal Sweden’s European crown with one-point win
The wheelchair rugby European Championships was littered with close matches, including the finals.

Russian judoka dominate European Championship
Russia took home 19 medals, including four golds.

Cherniak caps season with European title
World No. 1 Inna Cherniak won the women’s under 57kg gold medal on day two of the IBSA European Judo Championships.

Para World Sailing Championships - Perfect Melbourne conditions continue
On home water Australian sailors continue to dominate.

Tokyo 2020 welcomes LIXIL as Gold Partner
The housing, building company is the 15th Gold Partner of the Tokyo 2020 Games.

No. 33 sixteen powerlifting world records fall
After three regional Championships and a Parapan American Games, athletes are clearly preparing well for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Australian para-canoe squad focus on aerobic development
After the recent awards garnered by Curtis McGrath, Amanda Reynolds and Susan Seipel, Australia are pushing hard toward Rio 2016 success.

Course maps and videos published for Tyumen World Cup
Check out the challenging courses biathletes and cross-country skiers from around the world will be facing from Wednesday (2 December) in Russia.
Three breakthrough swimmers of 2015
Many new faces emerged in the year before the next Paralympic Games.

Three questions for Thomas Jacobsen
Ahead of the new season, one of Norway’s favourite ice sledge hockey players gives an insight into his thinking off the ice.

Opening day full of surprises at judo Euros
Unexpected results make for an exciting first day of competition in Odivelas, Portugal.

Three European records fall at powerlifting Euros
Russia’s Vera Muratova and Petr Filatov and Poland’s Marzena Zieba highlighted the final day of competition in Eger, Hungary.

No. 34 Great Britain, USA make it tight at World Rowing Championships
The USA nearly stun defending world champion Great Britain in the LTA mixed coxed four.
Huseynov grabs last chance world record
China's world champion Yujiao Tan was also in record-breaking form at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in Eger, Hungary on Friday (27 November).

Get your tickets for the World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Ticket packages for all preliminary, semi-finals and medal games at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, Canada, are available from CAD 50.