PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Two athletes doing taekwondo](/sites/default/files/images/150507103439741_taekwondo_2.jpg)
WTF releases June world rankings following African Champs
Morocco's Mohammed Aatif was among those who moved up following his performance from the Championships.
![Natalia Partyka - London 2012](/sites/default/files/images/120903113213927_Table%2Btennis_150998347_0.jpg)
Two table tennis Paralympians to compete in Olympics
Natalia Partyka and Melissa Tapper have qualified to also compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
![USA v Canada wheelchair rugby](/sites/default/files/images/150330113858346_usa%2Bv%2Bcanada%2Bwheelchair%2Brugby.jpg)
Rio 2016 wheelchair rugby draws revealed
No. 1 Canada leads Pool A, while the USA will headline Pool B.
![Judoka Priscilla Gagne in training for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170202113009559_Priscilla-Gagne.jpg)
Strong international entry for judo Grand Prix
Competitors from 19 countries will take part in this event, staged in Walsall, England, between 4 and 5 June.
![Antonio Tenorio and Vladimir Fedin hold on to each other with heads bowed close together, locked in battle](/sites/default/files/images/150312134028115_LON_0109_4692.jpg)
Sport week: Six judo storylines for Rio 2016
Six potential storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympic Games.
![Athletes in a judo competition Beijing 2008.](/sites/default/files/images/120111104040434_Beijing_Judo_Credit%2BLieven%2BCoudenys.jpg)
Sport week: History of judo
The sport was introduced to the Paralympic programme at Seoul 1988 with six men’s events, whilst women made their debut at Athens 2004.
![Aniek van Koot](/sites/default/files/images/140214163341570_160020962_0.jpg)
Grand Slams before Games for Van Koot
The Dutch wheelchair tennis player wants Rio 2016 gold, but she first wants to get past two Grand Slams.
![Tyler McGregor races after the puck in Canada's preliminary round game against Norway at Buffalo 2015.](/sites/default/files/images/150427222151077_web%2B20150427_CAN%2Bv%2BNOR_0455.jpg)
Tyler McGregor: My first time in a sledge
Find out how McGregor became one of Canada’s most valuable players after taking up ice sledge hockey in 2011.
![Asiatic woman holding two images of tiger and bear mascot](/sites/default/files/images/160602100931236_Pyeongchang%2Bmascot.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic mascot is launched
“Bandabi” the Asiatic Black Bear mascot is joined by “Soohorang” a white tiger which will be the mascot of the Olympic Winter Games.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan](/sites/default/files/images/160602111451059_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
Monthly preview: June 2016
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.