Para sport & Paralympic News
- Slovenia’s Pevec, Febcic receive awards 21.02.2017 Veselka Pevec received one of the nation’s most prestigious awards, and Dejan Febcic was recognised regionally.
- Paralympic champion Pevec: ‘I was afraid I was the worst’ 20.02.2017 Slovenia’s Veselka Pevec had a hard road to Rio 2016, but despite her fears she left with a gold medal.
- Krezel sweeps Europa Cup slalom, giant slalom 17.02.2017 The Polish skier had a great run in Croatia and Slovenia, winning all four races.
- Alpine skiing Europa Cups move to Slovenia, Croatia 12.02.2017 Medallists from the recently concluded World Para Alpine Skiing Championships highlight the fields for slalom and giant slalom.
- Slovenian NPC active in making Para sport equal 06.02.2017 The National Paralympic Committee and athletes met with government officials to discuss a new law which will help Para sport be recognised as equal.
- Canada take double victory at alpine skiing World Cup 18.01.2017 A series of athletes also emerged onto the podium for the first time in Slovenia on Wednesday (18 January).
- World Cup in Kranjska Gora to be shown live 17.01.2017 A host of world champions and World Cup leaders will line up for slalom and giant slalom in Slovenia from 18-20 January, ahead of the Worlds.
- NPC Slovenia, Lidl partnership recognised 22.11.2016 Their campaign ‘Together in battle: Paralympic athletes and Lidl Slovenia!’ successfully raised awareness of its Para athletes.
- Slovenian Para athletes treated with inspiring exhibition 21.07.2016 After partnering earlier this year, NPC Slovenia and Lidl put together a photo exhibition that displayed the lives of athletes with impairments.
- Lidl Slovenia becomes official partner of NPC 28.02.2016 Part of one of Europe’s biggest retail chains will support Slovenian Paralympians and raise awareness of para-sports.
- First skiing World Cups in Slovenia, Italy, to get underway 14.01.2016 A stellar line-up of athletes will begin their World Cup campaign, with action from Tarvisio, Italy, to be shown live on Rai Sport and at Paralympic.org.
- NPC Slovenia launches media campaign for athletes 18.08.2015 The campaign gives exposure to Slovenia’s Paralympic hopefuls ahead of the Rio 2016 Games.
- Slovenian students engage in para-sports 04.07.2015 The inaugural Paralympic school day in Slovenia allowed students to participate in para-sports and interact with para-athletes.
- Bayley, Shilton pair up for gold in Slovenia Open 12.05.2015 The Great British para-table tennis tandem defeat world champion Spain in the men’s class 7
- Bayley, Davies eager for season debut at Slovenia Open 06.05.2015 Great Britain gets to see where they stacks up among para-table tennis international competition.
- NPC Slovenia holds own celebration to mark 500 days to go until Rio 2016 27.04.2015 Partnership with Triglav gives fresh marketing approach to support athletes
- Duric targeting return to form in 2015 24.03.2015 Slovenian double world champion is aiming to put a poor 2014 behind him to successfully defend his world titles at the swimming Worlds this summer.
- Weather forces cancellation of final two World Cup Snowboard events 01.03.2015 Warm temperatures and a lack snow mean both events will no longer take place.
- Slovenia and Denmark named goalball European B champions 01.10.2014 Slovenia’s men and Denmark’s women both overcame Swedish opposition to be crowned goalball European B champions.
- Daring Duric to begin his road to Rio at Eindhoven 2014 12.07.2014 Slovenia’s double world champion Darko ‘Dare’ Duric has set out his master plan for winning his first Paralympic gold medal, and the road to Rio begins at the 2014 IPC Swimming European...