Top 50 Moments 2015: No. 44 Dutch overtake British powerhouse in European Championship medals table

The Para-Equestrian European Championships saw a new leader in the Netherlands.

Sarai Gascon of Spain

Technical officials and classifiers will have the chance to take part in training courses in Singapore and the USA.

American rider Mike Schultz had an incredible debut at the para-snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Around 70 athletes from 17 countries, including world and Paralympic champions, will begin the season in the Netherlands from 18-20 November.

Jessica-Jane Applegate

The London 2012 Paralympic champion hopes to inspire athletes with similar intellectual impairments to compete in sport.

Claudia Loesch of Austria

World and Paralympic champions are eager to get kick-off the Europa Cup on Thursday (19 November).

Michael Creed of U.S.A., riding for Rock Racing, competes in the Stage 5 time trial of the AMGEN Tour of California on February 22, 2008 in Solvang, California.

The former pro cyclist will help prepare Team USA for the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championships in March.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria

The Austrian snowboard banked slalom world champion is now targeting a Paralympic medal.

Nazmiye Muslu

The Turkish Paralympic champion reveals her training regimen ahead of the IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships from 24-28 November.

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The Russian sprinter tested positive for cannabis at June’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Powerlifter on a bench, raising a bar

In 2015 IPC Powerlifting has seen a 45.7 per cent increase in licensed athletes and will have hosted three regional Championships by the end of the year.

People sitting on tables in a room

The event for “Foundation Paralympian” was held in complete darkness to provide a unique experience from the perspective of blind and visually impaired athletes.

Masae Komiya

Defending Paralympic champions Japan proved they are still the team to beat head of Rio 2016.

Sitting volleyball match

Ukraine women win the European crown.

Group picture with around 20 people in a velodrome

The camp provided athletes and coaches with training ahead of Rio 2016, and two more camps will be held before the Games.

Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Search begins for volunteers to bring the Opening and Closing ceremonies to life

Man in wheelchair throwing a boccia ball

Wheelchair athletes from five nations competed at the Riocentro venue.

Graphic with wheelchair dance couple dancing

IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport has also developed the competition calendar in 2015, a year in which its World Championships were held in Rome, Italy.

Two sledge hockey players chasing after the puck.

Chicago will be one of 20 NHL-affiliated teams taking part in the USA Hockey Sled Classic.

Members of the IPC Governing Board sit at the 2015 IPC General Assembly in Mexico City.

The 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code was one of a number of motions approved by the IPC Membership.

Two judoka during a competition

In the first World Cup of the year, Uzbekistan made themselves a force to be reckoned with ahead of Rio 2016.