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Zahra Nemati won gold at London 2012
Archery

Ahead of 2015, a year that will feature the World Archery Para Championships, here are five rivalries that could light up the year.

Zahra Nemati
Archery

Paralympic and world archery champion has aspirations to compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016.

Portrait picture of women wearing a headscarf
Archery

The Iranian archer Zahra Nemati is a role model to all after her London 2012 Paralympic gold, and she urged those with impairments not to give up on their aspirations

Elisabetta Mijno aiming her arrow
Archery

The Italians put in some pinpoint performances throughout the 2014 Para-Archery European Championships, epitomised by Elisabetta Mijno, who claimed two gold medals, making it to the IPC's Top 50 Moments

fireworks exploding at the Closing Ceremony of the Asian Para Games
Archery

A recap of all the Paralympic sports contested at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para-Games, including badminton, which will make its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Zahra Nemati won gold at London 2012
Archery

Iranian archer Zahra Nemati believes the presence of Paralympic champions at the Asian Para Games means her rivals will up their game.

Archery - Fact of the week
Archery

To mark the International Paralympic Committees 25th anniversary, World Archery has selected its top eight moments.

black and white picture of an archer in a wheelchair
Archery

Sir Ludwig Guttmann chose archery to open the programme of the first International Games for the Disabled at Stoke Mandeville in 1948. Later on it was one of the original Paralympic sports at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games.

Zahra Nemati
London 2012

Archery’s Zahra Nemati aimed high at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, becoming the first ever Iranian woman to win Olympic or Paralympic gold.

A view onto the Rio 2016 venues
Rio 2016

Six Paralympic sports to have dedicated test events between August 2015 and May 2016 in the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Italy's women on their way to 2014 European gold in the women’s recurve open team at Nottwil 2014.
Archery

Six days of stunning competition concluded with 11 of the 24 competing countries winning at least one medal.

A picture of a man kissing his gold medal
Archery

Great Britain’s John Stubbs, the Czech Republic’s David Drahoninsky and Swiss favourite Martin Imboden all fail to make it into the running for gold medals in Nottwil, Switzerland.

On target the London 2012 Paralympic Games archery
Archery

Starting this Saturday (26 July) 150 of Europe’s best archers will line-up ready to win gold.

Abdi Jama
Goalball

With world championships in goalball, wheelchair basketball and shooting, June offers much more than just football fever to fans around the world.

Matt Stutzman competes at London 2012
Archery

Italy’s Alberto Simonelli impressed against Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman in the men’s compound open 50m event.

Iran's Zahra Nemati Individual Winner of 2013 Spirit of Sport Awards
Archery

Iran’s first female gold medallist spoke to the UN about disability and inclusion in sport.

Archers compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Archery

Swiss athlete Martin Imboden believes home support can lead to victory at the 2014 Para-Archery European Championships

A picture of an archer
Archery

Having represented Switzerland at many major Championships, Horner will line-up for France at next month's Euros.

Two photos of an archer shooting a bow are shown. The image on the right is from 1944, and the image on the left is from 2006.
Archery

It has been 30 years since the New Zealand para-archer made the crossover to the Olympic Games.

John Stubbs, Richard Hennahne and Frank Maguire
Archery

The British para-archer recently opened up to Paralympic.org about how he won a world title on the anniversary of a car accident that changed his life.