PARA ARCHERY NEWS

David Weir

Summer para-sports are set to heat up again, with big events approaching in athletics, cycling, powerlifting and archery.

Incheon Main Asian Stadium construction

Event will feature 23 sports when it takes place in Korea between 18-24 October.

Carlos Nuzman

With 65 Olympic and Paralympic sports being contested, find out how much money Rio 2016 are devoting to hosting the Games.

Asean Para Games 2014 Naypyitaw, Myanmar

Indonesia pips Thailand to the post to finish first in the medals table for the first time at the Asean Para Games in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

Flag raising Myanmar 2014

11 countries set to compete in 12 sports in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Tuesday (14 January).

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

In 2013, the Iranian archer won a world title and has made a huge impact on both the Muslim and female communities.

A picture of a woman showing her gold medal

The nominees for this Paralympic Sport Award category include: Yunidis Castillo, Terezhina Guilhermina, Zarah Nemati, Esther Vergeer and Yu Chui Yee.

Timur Tuchinov

Russian archer Timur Tuchinov had won individual European and Paralympic gold, but in 2013 he finally took the top podium spot at the World Championships.

Zahra Nemati and Timur Tuchinov

Russia finished atop the medal standings at the 2013 World Archery Para-Championships, followed by Great Britain and Turkey.

2013 World Archery Para-Championships

To participate in para-archery, athletes’ impairment must now have a direct and important impact on their archery performance.

John Stubbs, Richard Hennahne and Frank Maguire

Find out who all of the individual event winners were at the World Archery Para-Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

2013 World Archery Para-Championships

Paralympic champions and IPC Ones to Watch athletes Zahra Nemati, Danielle Brown and Timur Tuchinov all found their way into the finals.

Timur Tuchinov

The field of medal contenders is wide open for the World Archery Para-Championships, which begin on Friday (1 November).

Zahra Nemati

With more Muslim women taking part in Paralympic sport, Iran is leading the way to inspire female athletes to get involved.

Zahra Nemati

Great Britain’s Danielle Brown, Iran’s Zahra Nemati, USA’s Matt Stutzman and Russia’s Timur Tuchnov are all Ones to Watch at next month’s World Archery Para-Championships.

Ugur Erdener

At the World Archery Congress, in addition to elections, IPC Governing Board Member Rita van Driel received a prestigious award.

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

The Iranian archer has been nominated for a slew of awards and received a lot of press coverage following her historic achievement at London 2012.

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• Games to feature 526 medal events across 22 sports• Women and athletes with high support needs main beneficiaries of additional events

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

In topping the podium at the London 2012 archery competition, Zahra Nemati was Iran's first ever female Paralympic gold medallist

A picture of person in wheelchairs playing tennis

The Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund has been nominated for the SportAccord Spirit of Sport Award 2013 in the project category and Iranian archer Zahra Nemati in the individual category.