PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sandra Paovic of Croatia

The table tennis class 6 world champion is preparing to add Paralympic champion to her resume.

Portrait picture of a women in Team USA uniform in front of a landscape

With under a year until the Rio 2016 Paralympics, athletes will be busy travelling, and maintaining a healthy nutrition becomes more challenging.

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory

In her fifth Games, the Hungarian wheelchair fencer hopes to finally win that elusive gold medal.

A picture of a man running

Australia will field their biggest athletics Worlds roster for October’s event, led by five-time Paralympic champion Evan O’Hanlon.

Man in wheelchair talking, people listening to him, applauding

Sir Philip Craven was joined by IPC Vice President and President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons at the centre in Sao Paulo.

Woman in running clothes

Heinrich Popow, Vanessa Low among the standouts on Germany’s roster for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Marlou van Rhijn celebrates after winning the womens 200m T44 final during day three of the IPC Athletics European Championships at Swansea

The Dutch announced 18 members who will represent their country in October’s IPC Athletics World Championships.

A man paddles in a canoe.

The Austrian para-canoeist is coming off another KL2 win but knows competition will be stiffer in Rio 2016.

My Incredible Story by Terezinha Guilhermina [English Subtitles]

The first of five films about the athletes competing was released to coincide with the tickets sales for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Woman holding medals

Wang Ping looks to represent her country with a podium finish in the women’s WH1 class.