PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Eric Villalon of Spain

Now retired from alpine skiing, Spain’s most decorated winter Paralympian splits his time between sports development and his passion for photography.

WOWOW - "Who I am"

The “Who I Am” series have been produced by WOWOW, Japan’s leading premium pay TV broadcaster.

two men running, one with red clothes, one with a yellow t shirt saying guide

Big names set to compete include Jarryd Wallace, Vanessa Low, David Brown and Rachael Morrison.

Michelle Salt, Canada flys by a gate in the first ever Women's Para Snowboarding Cross in the Winter Paralympic Games

The Canadian Paralympian explains why Nicole Roundy, Terry Fox and Kaillie Humphries inspire her.

IPC Athletes' Council

National Paralympic Committees have until Monday to nominate an athlete for September’s Council elections which will take place during Rio 2016.

A man seated holding papers in one hand and using his other hand to express his feelings whilst giving a talk.

Around 150 delegates from 50 countries including world leaders and representatives from business, sport and civil society met in London, Great Britain.

Woman in running clothes

The German world champion will be in action this week at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Arizona, USA as she continues her preparations for September’s Paralympics.

Swimmer in the water, doing breaststroke

The 17-year-old broke the 100m breaststroke SB7 world record.

Seven men, some of them blindfolded hold a Romanian flag, celebrate.

The Romanian football 5-a-side team was crowned champion after recording four scoreless draws and three penalty shootouts wins.

Spain Football 5-a-Side team

Look back at the invention of the sport and its introduction to the Paralympic Games.