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.

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

The core Paralympic values are at the heart of the Paralympic Movement. The values are determination, equality, inspiration and courage.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is considering a range of actions to reduce the number of anti-doping violations in para-sport, particularly in powerlifting.

The Paralympic symbols are three “agitos” (Latin for “I move”) colored red, blue and green, being the colors most widely included in national flags.

Around 150 athletes from 20 countries will take part in the first IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships since 2009.

Project which is a bid commitment will help raise the profile of the Paralympic Movement

With their individual, light-weight racing wheelchairs, athletes are able to compete with speeds up to 36km/h. The weight of such a wheelchair is only 8-10kg, the length is around 170-185cm.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that two powerlifters – United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Rashed Hassan Ahmed and Kazakhstan’s Oleg Gridassov - have been suspended and fined for separate Anti-Doping Rule violations committed at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai, UAE.