PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Natalia Partyka of Poland

Who are the six athletes to look out for as we edge closer to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games?

female athlete in a sit ski propelling herself forward

The host country of Cable 2015 have named nine athletes, including Sochi 2014 medallists Tatyana McFadden and Oksana Masters.

Tracey Ferguson

The 12 athletes now aim to represent Canada’s at August’s Parapan American Games where a top three finish will qualify them for Rio 2016.

Women on cross country ski in action on the track

Showing an incredible passion for Nordic skiing, Ukrainian biathlon world champion Iryna Bui reveals more about herself ahead of the 2015 World Championships.

Patrick McDonald

World Wheelchair Curling Championships will take place in Finland between 7-14 February 2015.

Seven people tried ice sledge hockey at a demonstration event organised by the Croatian NPC in December 2014.

With the help of 12 sledges, the Croatian Paralympic Committee and Ottobock Adria launched a recruitment drive to find ice sledge hockey players.

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ben Lucas impressed by the scale of work around the city as South America prepares to stage its first Paralympic Games.

Valerii Redkozubov of Russia

On the final day of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in La Molina, Spain, two Russian skiers completed the perfect week in slalom races.

A woman in a wheelchair hits a tennis ball as a backhand.

The players who will compete in the first wheelchair tennis Grand Slam of the year have been named with Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji the headliners.

Dino Sokolovic of Croatia

Russian skiers also complete triple wins at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, alongside podiums for France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, USA and Canada.