PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Flag bearer Ibrahim Al Hussein of Syria leads the Independent Paralympic Athletes team entering the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Tony Sainsbury, who led two refugee Para athletes at September’s Paralympics, reflects on his experiences.

No. 31 High profile figures support Rio 2016 and the Paralympic Movement

Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis were amongst those who publicly supported the Paralympic Movement this year.

Allianz Zagreb, Croatia - ‘Be the Missing Piece’ sponsorship project implemented by the Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Allianz Zagreb

‘Be the Missing Piece’ was chosen the best sponsorship project by the Slovenian Marketing Association at a two-day conference in Portoroz, Slovenia.

Two ice sledge hockey players on the ice

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

Marcel Hug, Samwel Kimani, Tatyana McFadden, El Amin Chentouf and Prawat Wahoram.

Find out some of the highlights that lit up the world of Para athletics in 2016.

Xu Qing

The veteran flirts with the idea of retirement after a fourth Paralympics, but still has interest in Tokyo 2020.

Three women with medals on the podium

The winners will be revealed at a Gala Ceremony in Sydney on 8 December

No. 32  Devos surprises, Partyka and Paovic hold firm

From the youngest male Paralympic champion ever to Partyka’s fourth consecutive table tennis at Rio 2016 left many memorable moments.

Man in wheelchair on a tennis court, showing a trophy to the camera

Stephane Houdet, Jiske Griffioen and David Wagner lead the rankings heading into the ITF’s year-end singles Championship.

See you in Tokyo - Rio 2016

Many aspects of September’s Games were reviewed for the benefit of future Organising Committees.