Para sport & Paralympic News
-
Australia to meet USA in world title decider
13.07.2014
Defending champions staged a thrilling comeback against Turkey, whilst USA defeated Spain to set up final in Incheon, Korea.
-
Teams prepare for knockout stages in Incheon
11.07.2014
The quater finalists will go head-to-head on Saturday in the IWBF men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
-
IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup Preview
12.04.2014
This year's event includes races for T11-13 athletes, T42/43 and T44-46 men’s races for athletes with limb impairments and a new wheelchair race for T51/52 men.
-
British cyclists win two world titles in Mexico
12.04.2014
The second day of competition saw six medal events, two of which were won by British cyclists
-
Teresa Perales receives top Spanish honour
02.04.2014
Spain’s most-decorated Paralympian was bestowed with a special award by the King of Spain in Madrid.
-
Jon Santacana Maiztegui shines on Day 1 in downhill
08.03.2014
The Spanish visually impaired skier returned from an injury to repeat his title in the men’s visually impaired class at Sochi 2014.
-
Downhill races to kick off alpine skiing in Sochi
07.03.2014
France’s Marie Bochet and Spain's Jon Santacana Maiztegui are hoping to claim downhill golds on the first day of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
-
Sochi 2014 preview: Alpine skiing
04.03.2014
Several European nations, including Austria, France, Germany and Slovakia are expected to put on strong performances in Sochi.
-
What is the status of Spain’s Jon Santacana?
25.02.2014
The Spanish visually impaired skier is trying to return to the slopes just in time for the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals and Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
-
World champ Santacana to return at World Cup Finals
22.02.2014
Spain’s world and Paralympic champion Jon Santacana will return from injury alongside around 50 other athletes at the last major competition ahead of Sochi 2014.
-
Jon Santacana Maiztegui headlines Spain’s Sochi 2014 team
21.02.2014
Spain will send four alpine skiers, two guides and three snowboarders to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
-
Mentel-Spee claims six-from-six at IPCAS Snowboard World Cup Finals
11.02.2014
The Netherlands’s Bibian Mentel-Spee continued her stunning form on Tuesday (11 February) in La Molina, Spain, by claiming victory at the IPCAS Snowboard World Cup Finals to maintain her 100 per...
-
Alicante 2013: What to follow on day one
23.10.2013
Featuring more athletes than London 2012, the 2013 shooting Euros in Alicante will be packed with great rivalries and emerging stars of the future.
-
Injury "will not rule" Jon Santacana out of Sochi
13.10.2013
Reigning world champion aims to be back on the slopes just one month before Sochi, after injury strikes again in first part of the season.
-
Spain’s premier marksman ready to take on Europe for gold
10.10.2013
Spanish shooter Juan Saavedra is confident he can convert his London 2012 silver-medal performance into gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain, starting 20 October.
- Top names in IPC shooting confirmed for European Champs 20.09.2013 Biggest gathering of international shooters since London 2012 to kick off in Alicante from 20-25 October.
-
Six judokas make Ones to Watch list
12.09.2013
Find out why Antonio Tenorio, Carmen Herrera Gomez, Jorge Hierrezuelo Marcillis, Dartanyon Crockett, Gwang-Geun Choi and Afag Sultanova are ones to watch.
-
Jon Santacana out injured just months before Sochi
11.09.2013
World number one and Spanish medal hopeful for Sochi 2014 laid up until at least January.
-
Football 7-a-side Intercontinental Cup draws top teams
25.07.2013
Sixteen teams will fight for eight World Championship qualification spots on the pitch in Barcelona, Spain.
-
NPC Spain creates Athletes’ Council
19.07.2013
The Council will serve as a consulting body between the NPC and its athletes.
