PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A visually impaired women and her guide running on the track of a stadium

With one month to go until the Italian leg of the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix, organisers have announced that students will get to meet their national heroes.

Dariusz Pender

Some of the world’s top-ranked athletes will bout for five days at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand during a wheelchair tennis match

Men’s, women’s and quad singles events will be contested at the second Super Series event on the 2014 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

Bank Ki-moon stood behind a podium addressing the IOC session.

Speaking at an event in New York, Ban Ki-moon said IPC has done a tremendous job

Two NPC Iran officials and reporter Ned Boulting hold up a framed award.

The British writer recently met with Iranian para-athletes and officials for a book he is putting together.

Two boccia player sit in the wheelchairs with their medals around their neck.

The Canadian is looking to climb the BC4 boccia world rankings on his home soil this week.

Matti Suur-Hamari

Students and teachers will have the chance to meet several Sochi 2014 Paralympians during the month of May.

Lithuania's men's goalball team

Lithuania and Algeria’s men’s goalball teams are looking good heading into this year’s IBSA Goalball World Championships.

Three sailors are pictured receiving their medals on a podium.

Find out which athletes made the podium in one of the major tune-up events ahead of the IFDS Sailing World Championships.

Men's wheelchair racers cross Tower Bridge in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon

Americas Cup events to held in conjunction with Rio half marathon and Sao Paulo marathon for the next four years