PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Highlights from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Check out what made Latin America’s first Paralympic Games a true success.

Kasicka and Vidasic - wheelchair dance sport

Led by Hyejeong Jang and Youngho Lee, South Korean flexed their strengths ahead of November’s IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Asian Championships.

Day 10 evening | Football 5-a-side highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Check out 10 remarkable athletes from the region who achieved sporting glory at Latin America’s first Paralympic Games.

GBR's rowing gold medallists at Lagoa

Find out which nation has shown consistent dominance and which countries are seeing development.

Algerian wheelchair basketball player Djamila Khemgani

The nation was the first African women’s wheelchair basketball team to compete in a Paralympic Games.

Canada players at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Youngsters are named to national team alongside more established names following a selection camp.

Para triathlon was contested at the Paralympic Games for the first time at Rio 2016.

The sport was on the programme for the first time in history. Find out what emerged.

Day 10 morning | Table Tennis Highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The Japanese manufacturer will continue as the ITTF’s official table provider for the next Games.

Lima 2019 President Carlos Neuhaus gives a press conference.

The newly elected President of Lima 2019 Organising Committee stated that he is sure this Games will have “a positive impact on the national economy.”

Felipe Gomes

The host country’s gold medallists at Rio 2016 were honoured by the Rio City Hall in recognition of their performances.