PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sanne Voets

• The two powerhouses announced up to five riders who will represent their respective countries at the European Championships.

Football team celebrating

Gazdanov shines for Russia in the first under-19 CP Football World Championships

Football 5-a-side

The remaining five slots will be decided at the European, Asian and African regional championships.

Ali Pektas, member of Germany's football 5-a-side team

Only the top two teams of the IBSA Blind Football European Championships qualify for Rio 2016.

Emma Wiggs, Nicola Paterson and Susan Seipel at the World Championships in Milan, Italy.

The Great British athlete won the KL2 200m event at the World Championships in Milan, Italy.

New talent in South Korea’s Dae-Sung Jang will make his para-archery World Championships debut in  Donaueschingen, Germany.

The South Korean has quickly risen in the para-archery scene but hopes his lack of experience does not hinder him at Donaueschingen 2015.

A man paddles in a canoe.

The world’s fastest paddlers will get their first chance to obtain qualification slots toward Rio 2016.

Snowboarder passing a gate

Season calendar features seven World Cups and three Europa Cups between November to March.

Yunidis Castillo receives her gold medal for the women's 200m T47, handed over by Patrick Jarvis.

The Cuban sprinter has won multiple Paralympic, world and Parapan titles and is now gearing up to defend her world titles in Doha, Qatar.

Handcyclist in front of an iced mountain

The 25-year-old is the first cyclist to represent her country in any UCI World Championships.