Media Centre - 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal

Brazilian minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo, Leomon Moreno, Terezinha Guilhermina, guide Guilherme Santana and CPB president Andrew Parsons

Goalball

The 2014 best female and male athletes were selected by the Brazilian public through an online vote.

Longjumper jumping in front of Allianz banner

Athletics

2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.

Ellie Simmonds and Andrew Mullen in the pool with a huge ticket in hand

Swimming

Britain’s best known Paralympian launches tickets sales for the nation’s biggest para-sport event since London 2012.

Swimming

Teenagers Chantalle Zijderveld and Ian Silverman and youngster Yevheniy Bohodayko, amongst others, put in sensational performances in 2014.

Swimming

Americans Kayla Wheeler and Robert Griswold and Brazilians Daniel Dias and Talisson Glock tear down regional records in Edmonton, Canada.

Swimming

The para-swimmer has won the national award for her dedication both in and out of the pool

Female cross country skier behind a male cross country skier with orange bib on a track

Judo

Athletes and team members were recognised at the IX Return to Life Awards and a new fully accessible headquarters was opened in Moscow.

Swimming

World champion Patricia Valle is amongst a series of swimmers to break Americas records and seal multiple victories at the Mexican Open in Solidaridad.

Women wearing a headscarf looks surprised and happy in front of a Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games banner

Shooting

Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani and China’s Lin Furong were two of the winners at the ceremony in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Blind Football

Brazilian Paralympic Committee announce names of six athletes in the running for best athlete of the year.

Aurélie Rivard avec l’argent, Tully Kearney médaillée de bronze et Élodie Lorandi qui a remporté l’or sur le podium ce soir.

Swimming

Athletes recognised for their performances at the Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships.

Swimming

Lead by the return of multiple Paralympic and world champion Teresa Perales and underlined by success for Sarai Gascon, Spanish swimmers shone at the 2014 Euros.

Wearing blue lycra outfits, two men lie in their handcycles on an open road with hills in the background.

Athletics

Ahead of the 2015 season, 17 Belgian athletes have enjoyed a week long training camp in Lanzarote.

Swimming

British teammates Sascha Kindred, Andrew Mullen. Jessica-Jane Applegate and Stephanie Slater as well as Iceland’s Jon Margeir Sverrisson all break world, European and national records in Manchester, Great Britain.

Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose holds a sign where it is written "Make difference shine"

Tokyo 2020

Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose hopes to inspire others and change perceptions in her country at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

The Glasgow 2014 volunteers were nicknamed Clyde-Siders.

Swimming

Organisers are searching for people to fill a variety of roles including transport, meet and greet, media operations, accreditation and sport-specific roles, between 13-19 July.

A picture foa a blonde woman showing her gold medal hanging around her neck

Rio 2016

As part of the “Redefine Limitations” campaign by manufacturers FINIS, Weggemann will have glimpses of her daily life documented as she prepares for the upcoming Paralympic Games.