PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Swimming comprises men’s and women’s medal events in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, medley and relay across distances that range from 50m to 400m.

Liu Jiang

Jing beat the South Korean in the final at the 2014 table tennis worlds, and knows she will be looking for revenge.

A picture of a chinese woman showing her gold medal

Double discus and shot put Paralympic and world champion Na Mi has revealed that a battle with injury is effecting her preparations for the Asian Para Games.

Alessandro Zanardi

The Italian handcyclist competed in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, USA.

Underwater shot in a swimming pool. A swimmer is photographed from below.

Some of the world’s best swimmers will line-up at the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.

Two men sitting on a podium behind a table with microphones in front of them

IPC President Sir Philip Craven and Governing Board member Yasuhi Yamawaki addressed the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan on Thursday

Australia's Daniel Fox in a yellow swim cap swimming freestyle

IPC Swimming has called for countries to submit the number of swimmers they will be sending to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

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Ganbaatar Zandraa is taking every opportunity to compete after qualifying for Rio 2016 at the 2014 World Championships, the first time ever Mongolia entered a team.

Leung Yuk Wing Boccia hong kong

The Hong Kong boccia star is the man to beat at the Asian Para Games after his double-gold winning performance at the World Championships

Dancers compete at the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

A total of 27 couples from seven countries will compete at the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.