PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chris Sharp, Andrew May and Richard Dodson aboard their boat during the New Zealand 2016 Summer Paralympic Team Selection Announcement at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on March 3, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand.

About 4.6 million people will get to watch Rio 2016 through TVNZ’s live streamed TV channel DUKE.

Sprinters Alan Oliveira, Jonnie Peacock and Richard Browne compete at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games

IPC Athletics announces 16 events to take place at this summer’s Grand Prix Final in London, Great Britain.

Four men and one woman holding a sign promoting Funchal 2016

The world-renowned artist joins singer and celebrity Katia Aveiro as a proud advocate of the competition in Funchal, Portugal.

The Olympic Tennis Centre hosted the first competition in Barra Olympic Park.

The sport will take place on hard courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre.

Group picture of people in wheelchairs and standing people in the snow

Wheelchair fencing has allowed the two nations to come together and experience each other’s cultures.

Ice sledge hockey players battle it out

The Sochi 2014 silver medallists lead at the ice sledge hockey Euros on goal difference after their second game, whilst Italy and Norway are tied in second.

The World and European champion in the T47 class speaks about his best and worst career moments.

The World and European champion in the T47 class shares his highs and lows.

Fiona Allan, Chief Executive, PNZ, with members of the Harvey Norman's team.

Australasia’s largest retailers of Furniture, Bedding, Computer and Electrical will conduct a nationwide fundraising campaign in support of the team heading to Rio 2016.

Yijun Chen

China’s Yijun Chen is hoping to guarantee a place at Rio 2016 with gold at the Asian Wheelchair Fencing Championships.

Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court

Athletes are assigned to two sport classes, and all have an impairment that affects their legs.