PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Group of people forming a 100, shot taken from above

Qatari schoolchildren and star para-athletes showed their excitement for October’s Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Swimmer with blue swim cap doing breaststroke

Russia take their world record total to four in one day as they storm to six gold medals

Bradley Snyder

Day two (14 July) at the IPC Swimming Worlds will also see Russian Oleysa Vladykina and Great Britain’s Claire Cashmore replay their sensational race from the 2014 Euros.

USA Sitting Volleyball Men's Team

The team for August’s Parapan American Games features 11 players with World Championships experience.

David Weir

Great Britain’s multi world and Paralympic champion tells all ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final later this month.

Karen Van Nest

The four athletes will compete in open compound events 9-10 August.

Swimmers begin their race

Two European, two Oceanian, an Americas and an Asian record are broken during qualification on Tuesday (14 July).

Two smiling women hugging

The No. 4-ranked shooter won gold in the women’s P2 in Croatia, upsetting top-ranked compatriot Javanmardidodmani.

A visually impaired athlete swims

Two of out six world records set on day two of the IPC Swimming World Championships fell to swimmers under the age of 18.

Man in wheelchair and woman standing pose while dancing

Jongchui Choi won two of South Korea’s four gold medals in the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport New Taipei City Cup Open.