PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A view of the skyline of Toronto featuring tall buildings and the CN Tower.

US Team for Toronto 2015 features 98 Paralympian and one Olympian

Five persons with big tickets in their hands pose in front of a big sign with the letters TO

Around 1,600 athletes from 28 countries will be in Canada for the event which features 15 sports.

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Rixt Van Der Horst looked in perfect form ahead of September’s European Championships.

Two men and a woman in a wheelchair pose in front of a swimming pool.

Minister of Sport Gerald Klug highlights the importance of inclusion in the development programme “Project Rio 2016”.

Elshan Huseynov, Powerlifting, Azerbaijan, Almaty 2015

Nigeria’s Omolayo and Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov both beat reigning world champions to top the podium at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships.

Logos of Olympic and Paralympic Games and Tokyo Gas

Tokyo Gas has been a long-time supporter of para-sport in Japan.

Melissa Tapper

The Australian para-table tennis player captured the women’s singles and double titles in the class 10 events.

Girls and man doing high five, sitting on a volleyball field of play

The Portuguese Volleyball Federation hosts sitting volleyball events for young people with disabilities, showing that volleyball is a sport for everyone.

China's Yujiao Tan of China celebrates winning silver in the women's -67.50 kg powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Two junior world records are also set by Iraqi lifters on day three of the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Man in wheelchair throwing a ball, two other men trying to catch it

Members can now submit bids to host the IWRF 2016 Paralympic Qualification Tournament and the 2018 IWRF World Championsips.