Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Mariappan Perumal of Malaysia waves to the crowd before he competes.

The event will take place from 3-7 November and is expected to draw 150 athletes from 20 countries.

Official presentation of Pachi the porcupine, the Toronto 2015 mascot

The Toronto Parapan American Games are being fully integrated with the able-bodied competition in the lead-up to Rio 2016.

Stephane Tardieu

Tom Aggar, Oksana Masters, Stephane Tardieu headline the field for this month’s World Rowing Championships in South Korea.

Peter Genyn

Denmark, Belgium and Great Britain all had success on the second day of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby European Championships.

A picure of a man in the pool holding starting block with his hands

Canada’s Benoit Huot leads the field into the men’s 200m individual medley SM10 finals.

A picure of a man in the pool holding starting block with his hands

Le canadien Benoît Huot mène la course vers la finale au 200 m quatre nages individuel SM10.

Korea-Italy ice sledge hockey game

Six teams will fight for three Sochi spots: Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and Sweden.

Matthew Cowdrey at 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal

Deux médailles d’or pour le Canada ce soir.

Benoit Huot at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships

Le Montréalais Benoit Huot récidive avec un face à face contre ses rivaux et le bélarussien Ihar Boki sera aussi de l’action.

Matthew Cowdrey at 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal

Australia and Great Britain have become the men’s and women’s world relay champions after an absolutely gripping conclusion to day 4 of Montreal 2013.

Swimming - women's 50m backstroke S2 - 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal

Ukraine, lead the standings at the IPC Swimming World Championships, six medals ahead of Great Britain, as the USA try to catch up with Jessica Long and Cortney Jordan.

Valérie Grand'Maison saluant la foule en délire après sa victoire

À la moitié des championnats, l’Ukraine mène avec trente-six médailles, suivie de près par la Grande-Bretagne qui en compte 30.

Belgium wheelchair rugby

The host nation stormed to a 61-40 victory over Austria on the first day of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby European Championships.

A picture of a sport arena from outside

Canada, Czech Republic, Russia and Norway will all take part in the event from 27 August – 1 September.

Stinna Kaastrup and her horse

Denmark’s Stinna Kaastrup will seek redemption at the ECCO FEI European Championships in her home country after missing out on London 2012.

Benoit Huot and Valerie Grand Maison WADA campaign

Read what the athletes said about "Say No! to Doping" when they came off the water

A picture of a man in the pool holding his head above the water

Three more world records fall in the day three heats.

IPC Shooting World Cup Thailand

Top athletes from Thailand, UAE, Kenya, Kuwait, Slovakia and USA will partake in the event among others.

IPC Powerlifting National Classification Course in Thailand

The Sport Authority of Thailand held a national classification course for IPC Powerlifting.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and shoulders above the surface

Read what the athletes said when they came off the water