Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

Cycling

Just four weeks before the World Championships, Alessandro Zanardi and Jamie Whitmore are amongst those to secure overall season wins in Segovia.

Swimming

One of Spain’s most prolific medal winning swimmers, Teresa Perales, joins 22 other athletes chasing down European titles at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships from 4 August.

Para Ice Hockey

Huge news for ice sledge hockey fans as they will be able to follow their national teams from the A and B-Pools in a global league from 2014-15.

Football 7-a-side

Ireland and the Netherlands put on strong performances on their way to the quarterfinals.

Goalball is a very physical sport. Players throw the ball with speeds up to 60km/h.

Athletes with leg or foot prosthesis are allowed to choose the leg they take off with.

Due to its aggressive and full-contact character, wheelchair rugby was originally called murderball.

For the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the total number of sports will be 22. Para-canoe and para-triathlon will be added to the medals programme.

Athletics

The T34 world record holder aims to land his first gold medals at August’s IPC Athletics European Championships.

The Paralympic symbols are three “agitos” (Latin for “I move”) colored red, blue and green, being the colors most widely included in national flags.

The core Paralympic values are at the heart of the Paralympic Movement. The values are determination, equality, inspiration and courage.

Rio 2016

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is considering a range of actions to reduce the number of anti-doping violations in para-sport, particularly in powerlifting.

Para dance sport

Around 150 athletes from 20 countries will take part in the first IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships since 2009.

PyeongChang 2018

Project which is a bid commitment will help raise the profile of the Paralympic Movement

With their individual, light-weight racing wheelchairs, athletes are able to compete with speeds up to 36km/h. The weight of such a wheelchair is only 8-10kg, the length is around 170-185cm.

Powerlifting

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that two powerlifters – United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Rashed Hassan Ahmed and Kazakhstan’s Oleg Gridassov - have been suspended and fined for separate Anti-Doping Rule violations committed at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai, UAE.

Shooting

After an incredible eight days of action, the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships were officially closed.

Shooting

Sweden’s Martin Hall claimed gold, as well as Slovenia’s Veselka Pevec and Iran’s Mahdi Zamanishurabi as the falling target events conclude the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

Athletics

Dutch Paralympic champion is looking forward to facing some of the world’s best wheelchair racers at August’s European Championships.

Shooting

Two unofficial events conclude the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.