PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Seung-Hwan Jung of South Korea competes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden

Widely credited as one the fastest skater on the ice, Seung-Hwan Jung has his eye on Canada and the US now that South Korea are back in the A-Pool.

IPC Strategic Plan 2015-2018

The new plan from the Paralympic Movement’s global governing body aims to grow in six strategic areas.

A Danish player wearing red loses control of the white ball as he is sandwiched between two Australian players wearing green.

The Paralympic and world champions beat Canada in a thrilling five game series 3-2 in Melbourne.

Drawing of a gold medal

Over 220 athletes from 30 countries will compete for Rio 2016 qualification places during one of the highlights of the powerlifting calendar in 2015.

Best players of the preliminary game, Joshua Pauls, USA, and Bernhard Hering, Germany, at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool Buffalo.

Paralympians and Paralympic hopefuls fill Best Male and Best Female Athlete with a Disability categories for prestigious US awards.

France's Stephane Houdet, left, defeated Shingo Kunieda for the 2013 Roland Garros men's singles titles, and just hours later partnered with him to win the doubles title.

Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley are the women’s duo to beat, while Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda headline the men’s side.

logos of the IPC and NHK

The agreement is the biggest in Paralympic broadcasting history and will see the Japanese broadcaster cover the PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, 2022 and 2024 Paralympic Games.

Ukraine faces Japan during the Cerebral Palsy Football 7-a-side World Championships 2015 on 18 June in St. George’s Park in Great Britain.

The quarter-finals of the CP Football World Championships in Great Britain saw 16 goals and plenty of spectacular action.

Louise Sauvage

The nine-time Paralympic gold medallist is harvesting a breed of athletics champions in her home country.

Amy CONROY, Great Britain attempts to snag the ball off Germany's Marina MOHNEN

The team is aiming to reach the European final and qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.