Man archer holds bow and arrows

The Iranian archer qualified spots for her country at both the Rio 2016 Paralympic and Olympic Games.

IPC Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 23 Wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio closing in on perfect season

Italian wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio is on course for unbeaten 2015 after seven straight gold medals.

Grigory Murygin

Stanislav Chokhlaev completes 100 per cent podium record in Tyumen, Russia.

Two ice sledge hockey players in action

The hosts take victory over Norway whilst Canada secure an 8-0 win over South Korea at the ice sledge hockey clashes in Torino, Italy.

Aerial view of the Tokyo Skytree

The competition to design the emblems for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games saw more than 14,500 submissions.

World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.

Six Signatories including RUSADA declared Non-Compliant with immediate effect; WADA to enhance whistleblower process and international investigations, and bolster resources accordingly.

Athlete with ear phones takes aim in biathlon.

Russian skiers won all races on home snow, but Norway and France also get in on the podium action at the biathlon World Cup in Tyumen.

Graphic showing 11 para-sport symbols

Athletes will compete in 11 sports between 21-30 April 2017.

Graphic with a stamp showing a 24 and a picture of a sprinter

The US sprinter was in electric form in Doha running the fast times ever by a single leg amputee

iSports New Zealand

The new partnership will go toward helping develop young para-athletes.

Sitting volleyball match

Twenty-four teams so far are registered to compete in the last Rio 2016 qualifying event.

Man in wheelchair on a tennis court, showing a trophy to the camera

Belgium’s Joachim Gerard stunned the wheelchair tennis scene after ending Shingo Kunieda’s winning streak.

Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 25

Canada’s Aurelie Rivard had an incredible 2015, winning two world titles, six Parapan Am medals and a new world record in the women’s S10.

Man with table tennis racket celebrates

Three male and three female athletes are in the running for the ITTF’s year-end honours.

The Rio 2016 Pioneer Volunteers group photographed during the filming of the campaign.

Candidates can check if they have been successful online; USA, Great Britain, Russia and China lead non-Brazilians selected.

Benjamin Daviet

The most decorated athlete from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Russia’s Roman Petushkov, also takes his first win of the season in Tyumen, Russia.

Massimo da Rin

Coach Massimo Da Rin reflects on the team’s chance of impressing their home crowds from 7-12 December.

Two men on a stage, on speaking into a microphone

The IPC caught up with former tennis star Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten, an ambassador for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.

Auditions for Rio 2016 ceremonies

Skateboarders, roller skaters and hip-hop dancers strut their stuff as the battle for places intensifies.

Damien Seguin of France secured the victory in the final 2.4mR race of the week

NPCs have until 1 March 2016 to confirm the qualification slots they will use.