PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Gustavo Fernandez works with coaches at a ITF  workshop in Turkey

Twenty coaches from 13 different countries were educated on player pathways and practical coaching drills.

Peter Rosenmeier from Denmark plays at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Kim Young Gun and Maxym Nikolenko proved their worth at the tables in Bayreuth, Germany last week.

Mareike Adermann

Germany’s Mareike Adermann talks about a rough three weeks she’s had preparing for the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Iran's Zahra Nemati Individual Winner of 2013 Spirit of Sport Awards

In topping the podium at the London 2012 archery competition, Zahra Nemati was Iran's first ever female Paralympic gold medallist

Jiri Jezek

Here’s a brief run-down of the top para-sport events around the world to keep your eyes on in June.

Sochi 2014 gold medal front and back

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic gold medal was revealed in St. Petersburg, Russia, and it weighs 686 grams.

Sport Accord

Delgates attending convention in St Petersburg, Russia impressed by sport demonstrations

Mandy Francois-Elie

Irish and French athletes put in world leading performances in Lyon test event

A picture of a man on the track posing with Brazilian flag in his hands

Brazilian training hard to claim title and world record in France this summer.

French wheelchair tennis players at the award ceremony

Great Britain and the USA triumph in the junior and quad wheelchair tennis titles respectively.