PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The National Paralympic Committees have formally been invited to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Around 170 countries are expected to compete in the biggest Paralympic Games ever next year.

Three men on a podium with medals

South Korea also dominate the podium in Sydney, Australia, at the second Paralympic qualifier of 2015.

Jordanne Whiley

Whiley becomes the first British woman to capture a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam singles win; Kunieda clinches his 20th singles title.

Faye McClelland #26 of Great Britain competes in the cycling portion of the womens PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach.

Great Britain’s four-time world champion had her streak snapped last year by compatriot Lauren Steadman. The two are expected to battle again for gold.

Sherif Osman Dubai 2014

At the first Paralympic ranking competition to take place in the region, nearly 100 athletes from 20 countries will compete for places at the next Paralympic Games.

Woman lying on the floow, celebrating

Wang Ping upset Switzerland’s Karin Suter-Erath at the para-badminton World Championships 2015.

shooter holding gun

The penultimate Paralympic qualification World Cup will see more than 150 shooters from 34 countries try to seal places for their countries from 15 September.

A picture of a man with his hands up

The Brazilian sprinter will be one to watch at Doha 2015 so are five interesting facts about the 27-year-old.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo

With messages from Paralympic hopefuls, the video rallies excitement for Team Australia ahead of Rio 2016.

Two blindfolded men, one in a suit lying on a field of play, catching a ball

Brazilian government has provided updates on 18 venues that will be used for the Rio 2016 Games.