PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Collage of five images showing five athletes

The public has until 9 February to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

A picture of a woman showing her both gold medals

The National Paralympic Committee expects to distribute approximately BRL 3 million in rewards.

London 2012 unveil Anti-Doping Laboratory.

The American T43 sprinter tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, at the 2015 US Championships.

Veronica Hipolito of Brazil set World Record over 100m T38 at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

The Brazilian T38 sprinter talks us through her typical day of training as she prepares for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Richard Brown

From training to unwinding at home, here are the world champion’s top tracks.

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Catch up on what happened in the first month of the Paralympic year.

Woman in a racing wheelchair competing

Richard Browne, Tatyana McFadden and Jeremy Campbell are among the 47-strong team.

Blindfolded football player celebrates

IBSA also released an updated ranking list of the sport.

Man on mono ski during a run

Ice sledge hockey gold medallist Nikko Landeros collected silver in mono-skier X at the Winter X Games in Aspen, USA, on Saturday (30 January).

Daniela Luchina, Yeny Paola Martinez, Miranda Biletski,  Maia Amai

Four different stories of women who have taken on the heavy-hitting sport.