Para sport & Paralympic News
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Jaeger wants 2015 World Championships success 09.12.2014 German skipper Jens Jaeger believes Germany have what it takes to win the World Wheelchair Curling Championships in 2015, after qualifying in dramatic fashion.
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German Paralympic Sport Award winners announced 01.12.2014 Awards for Schaffelhuber, Rehm and the women’s wheelchair basketball team, plus a prize of honour for Wilfried Lemke
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IPC Athletics 2015 Grand Prix set for five continents 28.11.2014 IPC Athletics has announced the biggest year ever of events for para-athletics in the year before Rio 2016
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Top six stories from para-sport - 2-8 November 08.11.2014 Great Britain’s Paralympic silver medallist Jade Etherington has announced her retirement, and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden completes a second Marathon Grand Slam.
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Norway and Germany qualify for curling worlds 07.11.2014 Following their victory at the World Wheelchair Curling Qualification event in Lillehammer, Norway, both nations have booked their slot at the 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.
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First ice sledge hockey World Series matches to kick-off 23.10.2014 Teams from Italy, Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden will take to the ice from 24-26 October in Langenhagen, Germany.
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Ottobock partner with German wheelchair basketball national teams 26.09.2014 The IPC worldwide partner will supply the national teams with top class wheelchair basketball equipment.
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Six months after Sochi: golden girl Schaffelhuber looks back at her success 17.09.2014 The five-time Paralympic champion reflects how Sochi changed her life.
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USA wins four out of 12 para-cycling world titles on Friday 30.08.2014 Whilst USA won four golds at the UCI World Championships, there were also wins for Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy and Ukraine.
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First equestrian spots confirmed for Rio 2016 29.08.2014 The Netherlands’ Rixt van der Horst took a dramatic debut gold as her country; Great Britain and Germany all secure a place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Great Britain’s Pearson wins first gold in four years 28.08.2014 Lee Pearson finally broke his medal hoodoo, and there was also success Germany’s Hannelore Brenner on day three of the World Equestrian Games.
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2014 ITU Para-Triathlon World Championships Preview 28.08.2014 Great Britain, who were the best performers at the last World Championships, will be looking to replicate that this time around.
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Low breaks her own long jump world record at Grand Prix Finals 25.08.2014 Marcel Hug, Hannah Cockroft, Dan Greaves and Marlou van Rhijn all round-off their seasons with wins in Birmingham, Great Britain.
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Paralympic champion Markus Rehm targeting 8.50m in the long jump 23.08.2014 German national champion hoping to break new ground at Swansea 2014.
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Swansea 2014 - what to watch on Friday 22 August 22.08.2014 Hosts Great Britain will be hopeful of gold medals in Friday's field events.
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Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to break records 21.08.2014 A record-breaking 100 riders from 33 nations will compete at the biggest World Equestrian Games ever.
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Swansea 2014 – what to watch on Thursday 21 August 21.08.2014 Home favourite Aled Davies will aim to make his mark whilst others will be looking to win their second or third titles.
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Who will make the headlines at Swansea 2014? 19.08.2014 Here are some of the star names who could be making the news at the IPC Athletics European Championships.
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Swansea 2014 head-to-heads 18.08.2014 Six rivalries to keep an eye out for at the 2014 IPC Athletics Euros.
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World record holder Browne tips Streng for Euro glory 18.08.2014 The USA’s Richard Browne believes Germany’s young protégé Felix Streng will be a serious rival in the future.