A regular stone is made out of special granite from the Scottish Island Ailsa Craig and weighs 19.96kg.

Rio 2016

President of Cycling Ireland will spearhead the Irish team at Rio 2016

Table Tennis

Fighting back from a life-threatening accident, Croatia’s Sandra Paovic won the women’s class 6 title at the 2014 ITTF Para-Table Tennis World Championships.

Boccia

British world champion sets his sights on individual gold and team success at Rio 2016

Alpine Skiing

French para-alpine skiing star is more motivated than ever to continue dominating the women’s standing class in the 2014/2015 season

Wheelchair Fencing

German aiming for further success at IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Hong Kong

America

Final “Road TO15: Agitos Foundation Sessions” event is held in Mexico City and attracts nearly 75 participants from 17 National Paralympic Committees.

Biathlon

Ihor Reptyukh and Oleksandra Kononova win the biathlon sprint standing races on the last day of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.

Tokyo 2020

After winning the Games in September 2013, Tokyo 2020 has progressed at great speed and with great enthusiam.

Goalball

The 2014 best female and male athletes were selected by the Brazilian public through an online vote.