Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran

Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the achievements of para-athletes at the 2014 Asian Para-Games.

Roman Petushkov - Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Competitions at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships begin on Saturday (24 January).

Helena Lucas

British sailor Helena Lucas will attempt to emulate Paralympic success in the first regatta of the year.

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain

British Paralympic and world champion is enjoying the challenge of tackling a new distance.

NPC Germany mourns passing of Detlev Lutkehoff

Detlev Lutkehoff played an important role in the development of the German Disability Sport Youth.

Runner and guide run in a full stadium

Students with an impairment attending an ECAC member university or college will get the opportunity to take part in leagues and championships.

Alex Zanardi and Ernst Van Dyk

Dutch handcycling ace is targeting further success in 2015 against his two great rivals.

A picture of a man skiing

Olympic biathlon superstar Ole Einar Bjorndalen as well as his own brother John, have had a significant impact on the world champion’s career.

Classification assessment

IPC hopes by introducing a “zero classification” policy no athlete will need to be classified at a Paralympic Games

Marieke Vervoort

Belgian wheelchair racer made a comeback from serious injury in 2014 and set multiple world records in the T52 class.

USA wheelchair basketball

Eventually 12 players will be selected for August’s Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.

The biggest competition on the calendar can bring many benefits to host cities and countries.

Kari Rasanen Chair IBSA Goalball

The Fin succeeds Sweden's Kari Marklund who retired on 1 January 2015.

Cable, USA, will host the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships

Seven days of cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions will be streamed live at Cable2015.com from 24 January.

La Molina snowboard World Cup Finals

Preparations have moved up a gear for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships from 23-28 February.

Two women cycle on a tandem

Event was held in New Plymouth between 16-18 January and was attended by 14 athletes

Korea’s Asian Para-Games champion Choi Jung-Man in action

After competing for 12 years, South Korea’s Choi Jung Man finally won his first international para-badminton tournament in October 2014.

Tatyana McFadden

USA’s McFadden will line-up at 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

Brazilian athlete Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide

Between them the 45 athletes from 19 different countries have won 69 Paralympic gold medals, 124 world titles and currently hold 64 world records.

A picture of a man in wheelchair celebrating his victory with a gold medal around his neck

Team of six athletes features six-time Paralympic champion David Weir