PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Shingo Kunieda Incheon Asian Para Games

The pair have also secured a place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after their Asian Para Games gold in South Korea.

Fiona Southorn

New Zealand para-cyclist Fiona Southorn has announced her retirement from cycling, but may turn her attentions to a new sport for Rio.

Group of skiers with different impairments in front of a sign saying "Nevados de Chillan"

A team of four athletes and a coach travelled to Chile with the hope of building their skills at an IPC Alpine Skiing Development Camp.

10 people in a workshop around a table with one person explaining.

A total of 10 participants from six countries were trained in Namibia with the support of the Agitos Foundation and Norway Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.

Para-badminton players

A number of the sport’s top stars put in excellent displays at the Asian Para Games in South Korea to claim gold.

Three Chinese athletes standing on the podium

The Chinese para-cyclist was dominant on both the track and road, winning three Asian Para Games titles in South Korea.

athletes holding flowers facing the camera

The 12 athletes, who have excelled during 2014, were honoured during a special ceremony held by the Swiss Paralympic Committee.

Man inside sailing boat with FRA and 15 written on the sail

The French sailor regularly finished in the top four as he claimed gold in Valencia, Spain, ahead of his compatriot Kevin Cantin.

Urko Egea Zabalza - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games - Para Snowboarding

Separate medal events will now take place for riders with a significant impairment in one or both legs and for those with less activity limitation.

Canadian Mark Arendz stepped onto the podium twice in biathlon events at Sochi 2014.

Canadian biathlon world champion has not committed to competing in cross-country competitions when January’s Nordic skiing World Championships come to Cable, USA.