The decision by one of the US’s biggest broadcasters to show the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games ice sledge hockey final between Russia and USA marked a watershed moment in the history of the Paralympic Movement.
Wheelchair Tennis
World No.1’s Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji both progressed to Sunday’s finals at Flushing Meadows.
Rio 2016
Sunday not only marks Father’s Day in New Zealand, but also two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Since 1960, when the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, it has become increasingly clear that para-sport has the power to change perceptions and help individuals with impairments to recognise their potential.
Table Tennis
German and Swiss delegations arrive in Beijing for World Champs.
Athens 2004
With the brand new logo of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided, the new ‘Agitos’ were etched onto the Paralympic Flag in readiness for the Closing Ceremony of the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
Cross-Country Skiing
Athletes, coaches, classifiers and researchers met to discuss the progress of research projects.
Rio 2016
On Sunday 7 September it will mark exactly two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
London 2012
The event took place in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, on 30 August
Wheelchair Tennis
French defending champion pushed all the way by Belgium’s Joachim Gerard at Flushing Meadows.