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20-23 September

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Ukrainian Yelyzaveta Mereshko

Ukrainian newcomer storms to three World Championships gold medals, including in the women’s 400m freestyle S6 where she beat Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds.

Richard Brown on the cover of Paralympian

The third and final magazine of 2015 wraps up all the last World and regional Championships, as well as the ‘big deals’ made ahead of Rio 2016.

IWRF logo

Last two positions for the Rio 2016 wheelchair rugby competition to be awarded in Paris in April.

Brothers Mac and BJ Marcoux on the slope

Canada’s Mac and BJ Marcoux reunited on home snow to win gold in the downhill, their first World Championships title.

Todd Nicholson

IPC Athletes Council Chairperson Todd Nicholson looks back on 2015

snowboarder Chris Vos

Dutch teenager Chris Vos sweeps all events as banked slalom, snowboard-cross head-to-head and two lower-limb impairment classifications debut.

Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo

The ITF's flagship wheelchair tennis event will take place in the same venue where the sport will be contested in Tokyo 2020.

Patrik Hetmer of Czech Republic

Czech Republic’s bronze medallist from the 2015 alpine skiing Worlds reveals he is also trying to qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games marathon.

New ski resort in Beijing

The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will take place between 4-13 March.

Six people on stage pushing a button.

The Korean Paralympic Committee held a ceremony to celebrate the growth of the Paralympic Movement in the country.

Jiske Griffioen

Jiske Griffioen, Dylan Alcott become the new leaders in their respective categories, while the biggest upset came in the men’s singles.

Logo of the Agitos Foundation

An instructors course run by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation had an big impact on the sport thanks to Agitos Foundation support.

FITA logo

World Archery’s Executive Board appointed hosts of seven World Championships up until 2020 at its meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.

ISAF World Sailing logo

The governing body of sailing, formerly known as ISAF, has officially announced its rebrand to 'World Sailing - A Sport for Life.’

Andrea Rothfuss

The Paralympic medallists were in excellent form in Pitztal, Austria, claiming victory in super-G and super combined at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup.

Collage of para-sport images

A total of 22 sports will be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with two expected to make their Paralympic debuts.

Three men in a boat sailing

The French world champion won the 2.4mR race at the Sailing World Cup in Melbourne.

Man hits a volleyball in the air

After a silver medal from London 2012, the Iranian men’s sitting volleyball team want to prove they are still the best.

Bochet makes history with 11th consecutive World title

French skier Marie Bochet became the first skier in history to sweep all events at consecutive World Championships.

Swimmer doing backstroke in the water

Jessica-Jane Applegate, Bethany Firth and Eleanor Simmonds are amongst those to set world, European and British records in Manchester.