The head of the world paralympic body has slammed comments made by radio host Michael Laws that disability sports are "ludicrous".

The charity campaigner - who was accepted on to the British Disabled Ski Team last month - sustained an injury to her leg when skiing at 100 kilometres per hour during a 24-hour race.

Oscar Pistorius stamped his class on the IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch this morning with an emphatic win in the T44 200m final.

The Wheelblacks' upcoming tour will be funded by Australia after an application was rejected by NZ’s funding committee.

Those who were at the New Zealand skiing awards night in July will remember Adam Hall's acceptance speech after winning the athlete of the year honour.

Adam Hall has won gold in men's standing slalom at the winter Paralympics, despite falling on his second run.