PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in wheelchair throwing a boccia ball

Wheelchair athletes from five nations competed at the Riocentro venue.

Graphic with wheelchair dance couple dancing

IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport has also developed the competition calendar in 2015, a year in which its World Championships were held in Rome, Italy.

Two sledge hockey players chasing after the puck.

Chicago will be one of 20 NHL-affiliated teams taking part in the USA Hockey Sled Classic.

Members of the IPC Governing Board sit at the 2015 IPC General Assembly in Mexico City.

The 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code was one of a number of motions approved by the IPC Membership.

Two judoka during a competition

In the first World Cup of the year, Uzbekistan made themselves a force to be reckoned with ahead of Rio 2016.

An athlete from the Korean Wheelchair Curling Team celebrates a point on Day 4 of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championships

Semi-finals wins at the qualification event in Lohja, Finland, see the two teams progress to the 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.

Goalball scene with one player throwing the ball

Both the men and women’s teams took the European titles, making it the first time both will appear at a Paralympic Games together.

Markus Salcher goes down the slope very fast, he seems to lose control

The Austrian Paralympic champion lost his world titles in 2015 but will use the coming World Cup season to made amends.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo

The treat manufacturer will support athletes in their quest to ‘bring on the joy’ at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.