PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

CAN vs NOR Canadian player Brad Bowden weaves by goalie to score on an open net

Players to progress to national training camp before selection is made for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool from 24 April-2 May.

Logo Paralympics New Zealand

With one eye on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, nine young New Zealand swimmers attended a camp in a bid to develop their skills and technique.

Alexey Bugaev, Russian Federation is so fast his speed moves the gates and takes the gold medal

IPC Alpine Skiing reveals the Ones to Watch athletes for the 2014-15 season.

Boccia International Sports Federation icon

The Boccia International Sports Federation is now accepting bids for the five competitions it plans to host in 2016.

Sir Philip Craven

Speaking at a major UNESCO conference in Delhi, India, Sir Philip Craven has said that although much has been achieved, much more still can be done.

three wheelchair tennis players and the Mayor of London holding tennis rackets up in front of London Bridge

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, met a number of wheelchair tennis stars at City Hall, London, Great Britain, ahead of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters

A yellow mascots and blue mascot with green leaves as hair stand on top of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain.

Inspired by animals and plants, Rio 2016 has launched its mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Great Britain's Kelly Gallagher (right) and guide Charlotte Evans (left) celebrate winning Sochi 2014 gold in the women's Super-G

British skiers on shortlist of 10 for prestigious award which will be presented on Sunday 14 December.

Some sailing boats on the water

At the 2014 Open 2.4mR World Championships, Norway’s Bjornar Erikstad beat a number of lesser impaired or able-bodied athletes to secure silver and a place at Rio 2016.

Members of the Brazilian team singing their national anthem during the victory ceremony

In a repeat of the 2006 final, Brazil beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to be crowned champions of the 2014 IBSA Blind Football World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.