PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

US para-swimmer Ian Silverman (second from the left) with his best friends at high school prom

The US Paralympic champion swimmer reveals his love of studying away from home and the challenges he has set himself for the year ahead.

Two people in a shooting range, sitting in wheelchairs and targetting

South Korea’s Jinho Park reveals his lack of confidence ahead of winning ten medals at the Worlds and Asian Para Games.

Women in sit ski lies in the shooting range and targets

A team of eight German athletes will travel to Cable, USA, on Tuesday (20 January) to compete in the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships from 23 January to 1 February.

Group shot of around 20 people

The development arm of the IPC won the category of Best Disability Sports Contributor at the Ghana Sports Excellence Awards.

Two snowboarders race on a slope

The Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee, France’s Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon, the USA's Mike Shea and Great Britain's Ben Moore won their second snowboard-cross head-to-head races.

Spanish wheelchair basketball team

Spanish wheelchair basketball team feature in a spectacular video that aims to encourage women with an impairment to practice sport.

Wheelchair racers on the track of a stadium

With World Championships in Doha, Qatar, and London, Great Britain, US Paralympics has named a roster featuring 42 athletes.

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany

Special discount rate of 300 EUR offered for those signing up before 15 June.

Man with swim cap prepares for the start

Dias smashed a two and half year old world record in December to poll 40 per cent of the public vote.

General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.

New Championships sees four couples compete in the capital Madrid.