PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Lucas Sithole No.17

The South African became a global wheelchair tennis star after becoming the first from his continent to win a Grand Slam event.

No 19 Ukraine

Olga Sviderska and Dmytro Vynohradets won seven gold medals each at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships, contributing to the 33 gold medals the team claimed overall.

19. Canada Wheelchair Curling

Canada’s wheelchair curling team asserted their dominance with a third consecutive world title ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Chuck Aoki

16-man squad to compete in 2014 world championships.

Wheelchair Curling Worlds 2012 - Team USA

Patrick McDonald to lead Team USA's hopes of first ever wheelchair curling medal.

Day 3 - cross-country skiing long distance - 2013 IPC Nordic World Cup (Canmore)

Marthinsen amongst multiple medal winners in long distance races at IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup.

Day 2 - cross-country sprint - 2013 IPC Nordic World Cup (Canmore)

Sprint classic races see top performers leading the field at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Canmore, Canada.

Glenn Tasker is the new President of the Australian Paralympic Committee

The Board of Directors of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has unanimously elected Glenn Tasker as its new President.

Brazilian athletes celebrate 1000 days to go until Rio 2016

Para-swimming made a big splash at the 2013 Brazilian Paralympic Awards held on Wednesday night (11 December) in Rio de Janeiro with Daniel Dias and Susana Schnarndorf Ribeiro scooping the top awards voted for by the public.

A picture of a sport arena from outside

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) this week held its final Project Review with the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee