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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
No. 14 Brazil springs a surprise and wins World Championships silver
Against all odds, Brazil won silver at the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Championships in Elblag, Poland.
How much does a wheelchair curling stone weigh?
A regular stone is made out of special granite from the Scottish Island Ailsa Craig and weighs 19.96kg.
Denis Toomey announced as Chef de Mission for 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
President of Cycling Ireland will spearhead the Irish team at Rio 2016
No. 15. Croatia’s Sandra Paovic wins the Para-table Tennis World Championships
Fighting back from a life-threatening accident, Croatia’s Sandra Paovic won the women’s class 6 title at the 2014 ITTF Para-Table Tennis World Championships.
World No.1 David Smith sets his sights on continued boccia success
British world champion sets his sights on individual gold and team success at Rio 2016
“I still have room for improvement” warns Marie Bochet
French para-alpine skiing star is more motivated than ever to continue dominating the women’s standing class in the 2014/2015 season
Americas NPCs take part in workshops on classification and coaching
Final “Road TO15: Agitos Foundation Sessions” event is held in Mexico City and attracts nearly 75 participants from 17 National Paralympic Committees.
Briese-Baetke aiming to cap remarkable year with Hong Kong win
German aiming for further success at IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Hong Kong
Kononova claims fourth win at IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup
Ihor Reptyukh and Oleksandra Kononova win the biathlon sprint standing races on the last day of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.
No. 16 Tokyo 2020 success
After winning the Games in September 2013, Tokyo 2020 has progressed at great speed and with great enthusiam.
Terezinha Guilhermina and Leomon Moreno voted Athletes of the Year in Brazil
The 2014 best female and male athletes were selected by the Brazilian public through an online vote.
IPC “extremely encouraged” by Tokyo 2020 progress so far
IPC and Tokyo 2020 held its first Project Review between 15-16 December, reviewing a number of areas.
Russia wins three out of four races at IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup
On the penultimate day of competition, there were wins for Russians Chokhlaev, Golubkov and Zaynullina, as well as Ukraine’s Shyshkova.
Michèle George named Belgian Paralympian of the Year
Para-dressage rider joins list of previous winners including Joachim Gerard and Marieke Vervoort
Paralympic champions dominate at IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Pitztal
Bugaev leads a clean sweep for Russia in the men’s standing, whilst Rothfuss, Schaffelhuber and Krako also picked up wins.
Ellie Simmonds calls for home crowd for IPC Swimming World Championships
Britain’s best known Paralympian launches tickets sales for the nation’s biggest para-sport event since London 2012.
No. 17 IPC sports develop sponsorship and competitions
2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.
Anna Schaffelhuber wins season’s first Europa Cup race
Paralympic medallists Markus Salcher, Andrea Rothfuss and Valerii Redkozubov also finish on top of the podium in Pitztal, Austria.
Rio 2016 Paralympic mascot named "Tom"
Nearly 325,000 people took part in the public vote to decide the name of the Rio 2016 Paralympic mascot.
90 days to go: Ostersund 2015 website launched
Find out more about the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool, taking place from 15-21 March.