PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man smiling, showing his medal

Brazilian Gustavo Da Silva celebrates 500 days to go until Rio 2016 by breaking men’s up to 49kg Americas record three times.

Brody Roybal

The top two teams from Sochi 2014 highlighted the first day of the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

NPC France President received the Legion d’honneur in Paris, France, on 24 April 2015 in the company of IPC President Sir Philip Craven.

Emmanuelle Assmann, a former wheelchair fencer, received the award in Paris, France.

Athletes compete at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in the Alpensia Sports Park on February 11, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Organising committee launches new look information portal.

Two boccia player sit in the wheelchairs with their medals around their neck.

The No. 1 ranked player in the BC4 category believes his team will perform well on home soil.

Daniel Dias of Brazil

The 2015 Open Caixa Loterias Swimming Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, saw athletes from around the world improve their performance for July’s Worlds.

Ali Jawad

Great Britain’s world champion powerlifter Ali Jawad is playing the long game in his developing rivalry with Egyptian world record holder Sherif Othman.

NOR vs. SWE Norweigen player Rolf Einar Pedersen defends puck against two Sweedish players

Which three preliminary round games will be the most exciting for viewers at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool?

Veronica Hipolito of Brazil set World Record over 100m T38 at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

At the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, Brazi's sprint sensation Veronica Hipolito showed why she will be one to watch at Doha 2015 by posting a stunning 400m time.

Chentouf winning the  men's 10,000m T12

El Amin Chentouf, Abderrahman Ait Khamouch and Yelena Paulova all broke world records on their way to world titles in the British capital.