Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

Athletics

Men’s race to feature returning champions Josh Cassidy, Kurt Fearnley and Heinz Frei.

Sochi 2014

World number one and Spanish medal hopeful for Sochi 2014 laid up until at least January.

Asia

Leaders address why the Asian Para-Games and Asian Youth Para-Games are important for building the Movement in the region and world.

Rio 2016

With three years to go until Rio 2016, we have drawn up a list of 10 para-athletes you should follow, including some heavyweights and some not-so-obvious choices.

Sitting Volleyball

Great Britain’s sitting volleyball captain picks the top four men and women to watch at next week’s European Championships.

Executive Committee headed to Dubai, where they also took part in a workshop on table cricket.

Canada

The corporate and commercial lawyer has taken over the reigns of the biggest para-sport event of 2015.

Powerlifting

British powerlifter Ali Jawad explains why his Crohn’s disease can’t be an excuse for missing out on gold anymore.

Goalball

Russia, Portugal and Italy finished in the top three at the IBSA men’s Goalball European Championships C division and have now been promoted to the B division.

Para dance sport

German succeeds Jacques Rogge whose 12 year term has come to an end.

Cycling

IPC Athlete of the Month nominees include: Yijun Chen, Sophie Christiansen, Carol-Eduard Novak, Maddison Elliott, Erik Horrie, Sophie Pascoe and Olga Sviderska.

Para dance sport

Japan to host over 200 athletes from 26 countries for the first competition in Tokyo since the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were awarded to the city.

London 2012

Bosnia’s sitting volleyball star takes a few minutes out of his day to reflect on the gold medal his team won just one year ago.

Para Ice Hockey

Two summer sport world champions – Nathan Stephens and Stephen Thomas – will try to qualify for Sochi 2014.

London 2012

From Turkey’s only gold of the Games to a victory dedicated to family, the ExCel arena was alive with the feats of the strongest Paralympians in history.

London 2012

Former Marketing Director for London 2012 speaks about the most important lessons learned and how public perceptions of para-sport were transformed.

Rio 2016

With social media becoming more and more important, we have made a list of the top 10 athletes to like on Facebook ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Wheelchair Tennis

France’s Stephane Houdet beat the world’s No. 1 player and Lucas Sithole became the first African player to win a Grand Slam.

London 2012

After losing to Brazil in the football 5-a-side semi-finals in London, the Argentineans are seeking revenge on the road to Rio 2016.