PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man plays table tennis

Three table tennis players, Marc Ledoux, Laurens Devos and Florian Van Acker, received the news that all athletes hope to get.

German sit skier Andrea Eskau pushing herself forward.

Nearly 120 athletes from 15 countries will compete at the second World Cup of the season in Finsterau, Germany.

Hany Abdelhady

An impressive three world records were set by the pair at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE, alongside another world record for Mohamed Eldib.

Declan Farmer competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games

Find out what the 18-year-old US sledge hockey sensation wants to do to raise his game to the next level.

collage of three photos, one with swimmers in open water, one with two cyclists on a tandem, one with a runner with prosthetic leg

The international sports federation runs down a big year, when para-triathlon will debut at Rio 2016.

Elshan Huseynov, Powerlifting, Azerbaijan, Almaty 2015

IPC President Sir Philip Craven met with the NPC to discuss continuing growth of the Movement in Azerbaijan.

Erin Popovich

The former multi-world and Paralympic champion will serve on the Committee until November 2017.

Sledge hockey players on the ice without their helmets, celebrating

Paralympic and world champions will train Thursday-Saturday (18-20 February) at Extreme Ice Center with US developmental team.

Felipe Gomes - best and worst moments

The T11 sprinter who will be competing on home soil at Rio 2016 shares his career highs and lows.

Marina Mohnen of Germany

Different Games, same expectations for the German women’s wheelchair basketball team.