PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rowing was introduced for the first time at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

The number of entries in the boat classes have progressively grown since the sport was added to the Paralympic programme.

Man and woman congradulate each other.

China will play Great Britain for gold in the compound open mixed event, while Turkey will face the US for gold in the men’s equivalent.

Two men playing football

Argentina won the final place at next year’s Paralympics, joining Brazil, the USA, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Russia and Ukraine.

Yao Yongquan and Cai Changgu at Beijing

The International Federation for the sport is seeking only letter of intent at this time.

Three archers on the field of play

Three Russians finished in the top six of the qualifying round and combined to set a new world record by 92 points.

Uppor body of a man in orange shirt

The Dutch wheelchair racer gives an insight into his training regime.

Sergey Malyshev of Russia, wearing glasses, a visor and ear protection shoots his Mixed P3-25m Pistol at an indoor range at The Royal Artillery Barracks

The Russian pistol shooter is more determined than ever to end his silver streak at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Logo Paralympics New Zealand

As their first official activity as partners, PNZ, ACC will launch an event to mark ‘1 Year to Go to Rio 2016.’

A picture of a woman with a prosthesis wearing an American flag to celebrate her victory

The free summit will cover topics from how to start a para-triathlon programme to coaching the athletes.

Blindfolded football player targeting the goal

Great Britain cruises into the semi-finals, while defending champion Spain ties with Russia.