PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

PyeongChang 2018 emblem

President of Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation will orchestrate the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Portrait of smiling man wearing a basecap showing his bronze medal to the camera.

The second clash of the IPC Shooting World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, between New Zealand’s Michael Johnson and Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill ended in excitement.

A picture of a back of a camera man.

OBS gave para-sport international federations insights on sport broadcasting and shared their plans for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Tickets prices for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have been announced and are available for sale beginning 7 September for Brazilians.

The Organising Committee looks to set record, surpass ticket sales of previous Paralympic Games.

Inge Huitzing, sitting in a wheelchair and playing basketball, visits a school in Brazil

The two-time Dutch Paralympian visited 3 schools to teach lessons about her sport

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.

Around 220 athletes, including five US world champions will be in action 15-16 May.

Official presentation of Pachi the porcupine, the Toronto 2015 mascot

Grammy award winning artists among those who will perform during the Parapan Am Games.

Man in canoe in triumphant pose

Four more added to World Championship squad following ICF’s newly announced entry quotas.

Andrew Parsons, President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee discusses Rio 2016 legacy with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in May 2015.

The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is excited by Rio 2016’s target to break the tickets sold record for a Paralympic Games.

Raymond Martin of the United States competes in the Men's 400m T52 heats at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

After winning five world titles in 2013, Martin already has one to his name in 2015 after recent success at the IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships.