PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

USA judoka Dartanyon Crockett showing his gold medal.

Since switching from wrestling to judo, the US athletes has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top.

Screenshot Paralympic Twitter

Andrea Bundon, a Research Associate at the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport at Loughborough University (UK), gives advice on how para-athletes can use social media.

Milos Raonic of Canada

Milos Raonic Foundation has supported the CPC with a CAD 30,000 grant

Laureus nominations 2015

Sochi 2014 winners Petushkov and Schaffelhuber headline shortlist of six athletes up for March’s award.

Sophie Hahn of Great Britain

Great Britain’s teenage sprint sensation gives an insight into her training regime as part of a new IPC Athletics series

Raymond Martin celebrates

Tatyana McFadden and Ray Martin headline US marathon team for 2015 World Championships.

2015 British Rowing Indoor Championships

The Nottingham RC rower set an LTA overall world record of 3:28.6 for 1,000m at the event staged in the Olympic Velodrome in London on Monday, 9 February.

Athlete practicing Giant Slalom

Canada’s former speed world champion is hoping that a shift to technical events will help her onto the podium at the 2015 Worlds in Panorama, Canada.

Will Bayley

Training camps, partnerships and matches against Olympic counterparts are all part of the British masterplan for success at Rio 2016.

Russian team - Wheelchair Curling

China lost their 100 per cent record after losing to the USA on day 3 of the World Championships.