PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

BP, Team USA partnership goes against the trend

BP becomes the first USOC corporate partner to support more Paralympians than Olympians.

CPB 20 anniversary logo

A multi-channel campaign will help to promote Brazil’s vast array of Paralympians ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The French Nordic skiing team

After leaving the IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country World Cup in Tyumen, Russia, with seven medals, the team are enjoying their best start to a season.

US players in their sledges on the ice after winning against Russia.

Tatyana McFadden, Joe Berenyi and the US ice sledge hockey team among the award recipients.

Swimmer doing backstroke in the water

Great Britain’s best swimmers will be at the Aquatics Centre as part of their road to Rio 2016.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo

The celebration acknowledged the achievements of the 11 Australian Paralympians with the unveiling of a new plaque.

IPC Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 22: Sledge hockey’s success rings true at Buffalo 2015

Mass media attention made this year’s IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships the most-talked about in history.

General view at the Stadio Olimpico in Grosseto, Italy.

The event in Grosseto, Italy, will take place between 10 and 16 June.

Helle Sofie Sagoy

Sam Seop Lee and Helle Sofie Sagoy took home the first-ever BWF honours for para-athletes.

Italian ice sledge hockey team

A packed Palatazzoli ice sledge hockey arena cheered the Italians on to a win against South Korea as Canada also defeated Norway.