PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

NPC Spain renews partnership with Loterias

Public lottery company Loterias y Apuestas del Estado has renewed its support for the Spanish Paralympic team ahead of Rio 2016.

Tatyana McFadden

The three-time Paralympic champion will be competing at this week’s US trail in Charlotte.

wheelchair rugby

The team win all six of their games at the Canada Cup, a major competition in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The Ukrainian Football 7-a-side team at the Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Pre-Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain.

The World No.1 team claimed the International Tournament in Arnhem, from 19-26 June, ahead of hosts the Netherlands and the USA.

participants of IPC Powerlifting Coach Course

Nearly 50 coaches from 23 countries were trained with the support of the Agitos Foundation and Foundation for Global Sports Development.

Silvania Costa

The world champion added 13cm to the previous T11 record which had stood since 1997.

Powerlifter Luciano Dantas, visually impaired judoka Lucia Teixeira and sprinter Vinicius Rodrigues.

In the short viral video, three Para athletes from Brazil turn up incognito at gyms and take on all-comers to challenge preconceptions

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the 800m race during the ParAthletics Grand Prix 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland

Thirteen track and field athletes and 10 archers named to ParalympicsGB squad for September’s Paralympic Games.

A man paddles in a canoe.

After Australia´s Curtis McGrath put an end to his winning streak, the Austrian canoeist is more motivated for Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.

Brazil and Argentina fought out a tough 0-0 draw in five-a-side football.

Argentina’s football 5-a-side team are hoping to break their neighbour’s 100 per cent record at the Paralympic Games this September.