PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tully Kearney, Great Britain, at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow, Great Britain.

Many new faces emerged in the year before the next Paralympic Games.

Thomas Jacobsen of Norway competes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.

Ahead of the new season, one of Norway’s favourite ice sledge hockey players gives an insight into his thinking off the ice.

Two judokas competing at the European judo championships

Unexpected results make for an exciting first day of competition in Odivelas, Portugal.

IPC Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 34

The USA nearly stun defending world champion Great Britain in the LTA mixed coxed four.

Canada's ice sledge hockey team

Ticket packages for all preliminary, semi-finals and medal games at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, Canada, are available from CAD 50.

Paralympians show-off their certificates after being trained to be leaders in the Paralympic Movement

Nine Paralympians will become leaders of the Movement in their own countries after training in Natal, Brazil.

Sam Ingram competing

Ukraine’s Khorava and Cherniak could bring double gold back to their country.

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Wheelchair dance sport loses Sosunov, a former world and European champion.

Man in sail boat

After three World Championships appearances, Bugg hopes to finally hit the podium.

Elshan Huseynov, Powerlifting, Azerbaijan, Almaty 2015

China's world champion Yujiao Tan was also in record-breaking form at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in Eger, Hungary on Friday (27 November).