PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Refugees to compete in dedicated team at Rio 2016 Paralympics
Para athletes will stand for courage, determination, inspiration and equality at the world’s number one sporting event for driving social inclusion.
Are you a Proud Paralympian?
A new video has been launched to raise awareness and explain what Proud Paralympian is and how athletes can get involved.
Kimura: My three aims for Rio 2016
The Japanese visually impaired swimmer has some clear goals in mind for his third Paralympic Games.
Veronika Vadovicova: My best and worst moments
The Slovakian world champion relives the times she will remember forever, and those she would rather forget.
Patmore to use track experience to further winter dream
Australian snowboarder Simon Patmore believes his medal winning skills from sprinting will be useful for his new ventures on the snow.
Sport Week: Para triathletes to watch for
Here are four athletes battling for the first ever Paralympic gold medals at Rio 2016.
With degree in pocket, Paovic focuses on Rio
In the months leading up to the Paralympic Games, the No. 1 table tennis player first had to obtain her university degree.
Sarah Storey embraces motherhood ahead of Rio 2016
The multiple cycling Paralympic champion is heading into her seventh Games three years after giving birth to her first daughter Louisa.
Azerbaijan, Iraq name athletes to Rio 2016
Aruba and the Dominican Republic also announced their delegations for the Paralympic Games.
Sport Week: Olympian Murray to coach Para triathletes
The former Canadian triathlete knows the feeling her athletes will get when they compete in their first Games.