PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Oksana Masters Sochi 2014

US Nordic skier Oksana Masters is looking forward to competing in front of home crowds at the Worlds in Cable, Wisconsin, from Friday (23 January).

Man in wheelchair, holding tennis racket in triumphing pose

In winning his fourth Sydney International Open, Kunieda extended his unbeaten run to 53 matches.

Brent Rasmussen

Brent Rasmussen has been elected to the USA Volleyball Board of Directors as the first-ever sitting volleyball representative to

US para-swimmer Ian Silverman (second from the left) with his best friends at high school prom

The US Paralympic champion swimmer reveals his love of studying away from home and the challenges he has set himself for the year ahead.

Two people in a shooting range, sitting in wheelchairs and targetting

South Korea’s Jinho Park reveals his lack of confidence ahead of winning ten medals at the Worlds and Asian Para Games.

Women in sit ski lies in the shooting range and targets

A team of eight German athletes will travel to Cable, USA, on Tuesday (20 January) to compete in the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships from 23 January to 1 February.

Group shot of around 20 people

The development arm of the IPC won the category of Best Disability Sports Contributor at the Ghana Sports Excellence Awards.

Two snowboarders race on a slope

The Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee, France’s Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon, the USA's Mike Shea and Great Britain's Ben Moore won their second snowboard-cross head-to-head races.

Spanish wheelchair basketball team

Spanish wheelchair basketball team feature in a spectacular video that aims to encourage women with an impairment to practice sport.

Wheelchair racers on the track of a stadium

With World Championships in Doha, Qatar, and London, Great Britain, US Paralympics has named a roster featuring 42 athletes.