Paralympics New Zealand

Published on 6-Oct-2017

Sophie Pascoe dominates day three of the NZ Short Course Champs

Sophie Pascoe has broken two more world Para swimming short course records at the NZ Short Course Championships on the North Shore.

Published on 5-Oct-2017

Pascoe continues world record breaking form

Bradlee Ashby and Sophie Pascoe again stared on day two of the national short course championships, with Ashby setting a new open men’s record and Pascoe continuing her world record form.

Published on 4-Oct-2017

Sophie Pascoe smashes two short course World Records!

Champion Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe has set the national short course championships alight by smashing two Para swimming world short course records on the opening day of competition.

Published on 2-Oct-2017

NZ Short Course Championships start tomorrow with 20 Para swimmers

The largest ever National Short Course Championships kicks off tomorrow, as close to 800 national and international swimmers including 20 Para swimmers, compete across 5 days of competition on...

Published on 8-Sep-2017

Kiwis continue to show their support for our Paralympians by ‘going gold’ to celebrate six months until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Today, many schools and businesses across New Zealand will show their continuing support for our New Zealand Paralympians by ‘going gold and giving a gold coin’ as part of the annual Spirit of...

Published on 7-Sep-2017

New TVNZ & Attitude Pictures deal gives New Zealanders extensive Paralympics coverage to 2020 after Rio success

TVNZ and Attitude Pictures, who brought live and free-to-air coverage of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to 2.2 million viewers last year, have extended their media partnership with the International...

Published on 4-Sep-2017

New Zealand Para Cycling Team set sights on Tokyo 2020 on final day of UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships

On the final day of racing at the UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships New Zealand’s Fraser Sharp and Sarah Ellington held their own in top class fields of the road race events on challenging...

Published on 3-Sep-2017

Kiwi Para cyclist Stephen Hills wins second World Championships medal

Rio 2016 Paralympian and New Zealand’s only trike Para cyclist Stephen Hills, has once again shown his outstanding form by winning his second medal over night at the UCI Para Cycling Road World...

Published on 30-Aug-2017

Support the New Zealand Para cycling team

The NZ Para cycling team will take on the best in the world and you can watch live here! On Thursday 31 August at 19:00 (NZT) Stephen Hills is first up in the Men’s Individual Time Trial.

Published on 9-Aug-2017

Para swimmers prove their Paralympic potential

Over the weekend of 28 - 29 July, 8 emerging Para athletes were put to the test at the inaugural Para Swimming Paralympic Potential Training Camp. The camp served as an introduction to high...