PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Panorama shot of the stadium during the Sochi Closing Ceremony

Experts have a vast experience of Ceremonies from a number of spectacular sporting events.

Anna Schaffelhuber, Germany celebrates her gold medal in the women's super-G

The five-time Paralympic champion sets her sight on the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Maksym Nikolenko

The Ukrainian para-table tennis star was in great form at the first major tournament of the year winning two gold medals.

Lucas Sithole

After losing in the semi-finals in both the singles and doubles in 2014, the South African wheelchair tennis ace is hoping for better this time round.

Dave Malone at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games

The former swimmer takes over from Nancy Chillingworth

French wheelchair tennis players at the award ceremony

The two nations progress to the women’s elite group of wheelchair tennis.

The first IPC Athletics Education programme to be run in Spanish took place in Ecuador at the end of March with 30 individuals receiving key training in officiating.

Supported by the Agitos Foundation, the course trained 30 officials

Michal Vapenka

Netminders Michal Vapenka and Jan Matousek will form the basis of a new approach at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool from 26 April.

An ice sledge hockey player is interviewed live on TV

Sochi 2014 gold medallist Adam Page helped to spread the word about the up-coming IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, New York, USA.

A night time shot of a river bank with stunning buildings in the background.

Canadian Jennifer Mactavish will receive the award at October’s VISTA 2015 conference in recognition of her role in the successful re-inclusion of intellectually impaired athletes into the Paralympic Games.