PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Raymond Martin celebrates

Next April, T51-T52 racers will compete in the Virgin Money London Marathon for the first time.

Jonnie Peacock celebrates winning gold in the men's 100m T44 Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The nominees for this Paralympic Sport Award category include: Raymond Martin, Jonnie Peacock and Alex Zanardi.

Mostafa Shahbazi Yajlou

With their victories at the IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships, more teams qualified for next year’s World Championships in Finland.

Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre

The start of construction for Brazil’s new Paralympic Training Centre highlighted a host of events this year in the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Games.

David Eng and Justin Eveson

Australia defeated Paralympic champions Canada in the gold-medal game of the Kitakyushu Champions Cup in Japan.

Michele George

The nominees for this Paralympic Sport Award category include: Johanna Benson, Michele George and Marlou van Rhijn.

Players in wheelchairs lining up and high five

The No. 1-ranked wheelchair rugby team in the world will now be supported by USA Rugby, the nation’s able-bodied federation for the sport.

IPC Top moment 44 Wheelchair Dance Sport – Continents Cup

Several big moments and competitions in 2013 have made the sport more accessible, competitive and popular.

Chris Bond and Daisuke Ikezaki

The IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Asia-Oceania Championships will include four teams and will be streamed live online.

DB Schenker Truck

DB Schenker will provide the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) with logistics, freight forwarding and customs clearance services for another four years.