PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays a forehand during the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final at the Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/160408064320322_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
Sport Week: Kunieda aiming for doubles gold in Rio 2016
The two-time Paralympic singles champion has only one doubles gold in his three Games appearances.
![Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine competing in the Women's 400m Freestyle S6 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.](/sites/default/files/images/150719161357146_2015%2BIPC%2BSwimming%2BWorld%2BChampionships_20150713_Luc%2BPercival_1153_HD.jpg)
All eyes on Ukrainian Mereshko at swimming Euros
After taking the 400m freestyle S6 world title from Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds in 2015, Yelyzaveta Mereshko is preparing for her next major outing.
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Connor suspended for anti-doping rule violation
The athlete’s urine samples, collected during out-of-competition doping control on 15 April 2015 and on 28 May 2015, revealed the presence of nandrolone.
![Eduardo Avila Sanchez of Mexico and Dmytro Solovey of Ukraine compete in the Men's 73kg Judo Semifinals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160407084922652_Avila%2BSanchez.jpg)
Avila Sanchez confident he can repeat Beijing 2008 success
Mexico’s judoka looks ahead to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with optimism, hoping for gold once again.
![Newly trained Educators David Weicker, Frederico Nantes and Yukio Seki receive their course certificates from Flavio Santos](/sites/default/files/images/160407085727306_DSCN2828.jpg)
IPC Athletics Education course in Grosseto, Italy
The course enabled new and existing International Technical Officials and Technical Delegates receive training in how to pass on their knowledge to the next wave of Officials.
![Esther Vergeer of Netherlands with her gold medal after defeating Aniek Van Koot of Netherlands in the final of the Women's singles match in the Wheelchair Tennis at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160407093220930_Esther%2BVergeer.jpg)
Sport Week: History of wheelchair tennis
The sport will make its seventh Paralympic Games appearance.
![Laurentia Tan](/sites/default/files/images/130702115716039_151156615.jpg)
Riders make final push for Rio 2016 selection
Para-equestrian riders from around the world are in Deauville for shots at representing their nations at the Paralympics.
![Five para-athletes have been shortlisted for the Allianz Athlete of the Month poll for March 2016: Heather Erickson, Melissa Tapper, Megan Giglia, Stephen McGuire and Oksana Masters.](/sites/default/files/images/160408093236927_collage2.jpg)
Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – March 2016
The public has until 14 April to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
![Markus Rehm jumps over a sand pit](/sites/default/files/images/140531211351115_atletica%2B14_0.jpg)
IPC Athletics Media Advisory
Media accreditation for the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships now open
![Zdenek Krupicka](/sites/default/files/images/140313212232055_478173367_0.jpg)
Czech Republic take first win at sledge hockey Euros
A 1-0 win over hosts Sweden in Ostersund sees the team get their first points on the board.