PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Iran National Paralympic Week 2013

After several successful editions, 16 October now named as the National Paralympic Day in Iranian Calendar.

Chris Bond

Kurt Fearnley, Chris Bond and Victoria Pendergast are among those fronting Australia’s new Paralympic Games ‘Believe’ campaign.

Shingo Kunieda in a wheelchair plays a backhand with his tennis racket

The world’s top two players, Shingo Kunieda and Stephane Houdet, advanced to the semi-finals after tough first-round matches.

Tokyo aerial view

Find out why the IPC's Director of Media and Communications is so much looking forward to 2020.

Bibian Mentel-Spee

IPCAS Snowboard Europa and World Cups due to take place in Maribor, Slovenia, have been called off.

Athlete holding a rifle while practicing shooting.

IPC Shooting launches website as the place to go for information, news and updates about the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships which take place in July in Suhl, Germany.

Artur Yusupov

With the absence of the Chinese delegation at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Malchow, the Russians stepped in as the heavyweights.

An artist's impression of how the Tokyo 2020 national stadium will look

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that six new sports and three disciplines have applied to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

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The summer Games powerhouse has yet to make the podium at a Winter Paralympics, but with strong performances in wheelchair curling, China will hope to make its mark in Sochi.

Gordon Reid

Shingo Kunieda is unbeaten at the Australian Open since 2007, but up-and-coming Gordon Reid is poised for an upset on the big stage.