Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have an impairment in their lower body. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences; athletes use specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times. The second bounce may also occur outside of the field.

Swimming

One of Spain’s most prolific medal winning swimmers, Teresa Perales, joins 22 other athletes chasing down European titles at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships from 4 August.

Cycling

Just four weeks before the World Championships, Alessandro Zanardi and Jamie Whitmore are amongst those to secure overall season wins in Segovia.

Para Ice Hockey

Huge news for ice sledge hockey fans as they will be able to follow their national teams from the A and B-Pools in a global league from 2014-15.

Football 7-a-side

Ireland and the Netherlands put on strong performances on their way to the quarterfinals.

Goalball is a very physical sport. Players throw the ball with speeds up to 60km/h.

Athletes with leg or foot prosthesis are allowed to choose the leg they take off with.

Due to its aggressive and full-contact character, wheelchair rugby was originally called murderball.

For the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the total number of sports will be 22. Para-canoe and para-triathlon will be added to the medals programme.

Athletics

The T34 world record holder aims to land his first gold medals at August’s IPC Athletics European Championships.