PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Matt Bugg competing in the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Melbourne, Australia.

Paralympic champions Fitzgibbon and Tesch took SKUD18 gold whilst Bugg dominated the 2.4mR class.

No. 13 – IPC’s sponsorship success

IPC signs new partnership with Panasonic and extends its partnership with Samsung

Two female cyclists in black racing suits on a tandem, competing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Cyclists amassed vital ualifying points for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Valerii Redkozubov of Russia

Skiers tackled the slalom on the first day of the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Kuhtai, Austria on Friday (19 December).

Members of the Australian para-equestrian team.

Team Australia give an insight in to the challenges faced taking part in global para-equestrian competition.

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Against all odds, Brazil won silver at the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Championships in Elblag, Poland.

Takeshi Suzuki won his first Paralympic gold medal at Sochi 2014.

Japanese sit-skier Takeshi Suzuki won his first Paralympic gold at Sochi 2014, on the anniversary of losing his legs, and will return to the snow at the Europa Cup.

Wheelchair curler on the ice with team in the background

A regular stone is made out of special granite from the Scottish Island Ailsa Craig and weighs 19.96kg.

Denis Toomey with Catherine Walsh

President of Cycling Ireland will spearhead the Irish team at Rio 2016

Sandra Paovic wins para table tennis world championships

Fighting back from a life-threatening accident, Croatia’s Sandra Paovic won the women’s class 6 title at the 2014 ITTF Para-Table Tennis World Championships.