A prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is a manufactured extension that replaces a missing body part. It comes from a Greek word which means ‘addition’.

Shooting

The Asian Para Games took centre stage in October, with the Ice Sledge Hockey 4 Nations Cup another highlight of the sporting month.

Alpine Skiing

The Austrian duo received the awards after their medal winning performances at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Portugal

IPC President Sir Philip Craven travelled to Lisbon to attend the congress.

Great Britain

The award, in partnership with Sky Sports, sees Stephanie Slater, Jordanne Whiley, Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans and Libby Clegg all nominated.

Athletics

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations awarded gold to Swansea 2014 in the Best Sporting Campaign Category

Biathlon

The group responsible for developing IPC Nordic Skiing will be led by former athlete Rob Walsh for another four years.

Rio 2016

Jono Wing and Stuart Hogg have both taken on new state-of-the-art boats in a bid to reach the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016

The 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Para-Triathlon event in Brazil will act as the test event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Shooting

As part of the second phase of developing a shotgun discipline for para-athletes, representatives of the sport travelled to Todi, Italy.