PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ireland’s 16-year-old wheelchair rugby rising star, Thomas Moylan

In a new series profiling the stars of tomorrow, we look at the wheelchair rugby rookie has been key in Ireland’s rise in the ranks.

Australia's Melissa Perrine competes in the women's visually impaired super-G at the Sochi Paralympic Games 2014

As the triple women’s visually impaired world champion from the 2015 Worlds, Australian Perrine already knows what is required to stay at the top.

Judoka Priscilla Gagne in training for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Four judoka, eight table tennis players will have a chance to compete for berths to Rio 2016.

2011 Inas Games

The competition takes place ahead of Tokyo 2020, giving athletes an opportunity to qualify.

Logo_International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability (INAS-FID)

The inaugural event is aimed to raise awareness on intellectually disable sport.

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More than 470 athletes from 38 countries will line-up this weekend in the Italian city for the eighth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the year.

Bob Balk is the former Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athletes’ Council and six-time US Paralympic sit-skier.

The former US sit-skier recalls what made the 1994 Winter Games special and the changes he has seen since.

Jessica Long

Long is ‘whole new swimmer with nothing to prove’

Adam Ballou of USA competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

After taking third in a recent tournament, the US showed they have the capability to make a run in the football 7-a-side Worlds.

Maskim Sedakov

The Russian won all his couples and singles events as his teammates also took a total of seven golds.