PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The Belgium team celebrate after their victory during the Men's Group B Goalball match between Belgium and Canada at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

With Rio 2016 fast approaching the Belgium men’s goalball team have two chances to qualify this year.

European Para Youth Games 2015 logo

The event between 16-19 July 2015 will feature competition in athletics, boccia, swimming, table tennis and sitting volleyball

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The public has until Thursday 9 April to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.

Helene Ripa

An insight into the mind of the Swedish cross-country skiing Paralympic champion who had a former career as a swimmer.

Mexico City logo square

Media are advised that accreditation is now open at www.paralympic.org/mexico-city-2015/media.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and hands above the surface

A 25-strong contingent of Paralympians and new talent will compete at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Taras Dutko

The European champions finished the first international football 7-a-side competition of the season undefeated.

South Korea struck gold on Saturday (21 March) at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool by beating Sweden, 4-2

Catch-up on an extremely busy month for para-sport with events taking place in both winter and summer sports.

Pepo Puch

Austrian para-equestrian rider plays down his rivalry with Great Britain’s Lee Pearson.

Tanguy De La Forest, Vasyl Kovalchuk and Ryan Cockbill at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain

Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon also wins gold in an exciting day two of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville.