PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A man crossses the finish line in celebration.

At the end of the first IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships, Iran finished with a total of 23 golds.

IPC President Sir Philip Craven met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on 11 March.

The two leaders discussed their excitement for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and the role of the IPC and Agitos Foundation in developing global para-sport.

Man in canoe in triumphant pose

Andrea King has helped develop para-canoe in Australia.

Medals unveiled for IPC Swimming Euros

Stunning design reflects the mountainous landscape of Madeira, where the city of Funchal will play host to the competition between 30 April - 7 May.

Chuck Aoki

Only two of the six teams competing in April’s qualifying tournament can make it to Rio 2016.

More than 220 athletes from 24 countries will take part in the first ever IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships, which runs until 12 March.

Iran look for further success out in the field at the IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships in Dubai, UAE.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

More than 100 athletes from nearly 30 countries are hoping to impress to gain selection to their national teams for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Sarah Louise Rung in the women's 50m butterfly S5 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

With just 50 days to go until the European Open Championships, one of Norway’s most successful para-athletes looks ahead.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria

Austrian, Dutch, US and French riders are amongst the overall title winners at the IPC Snowboard Europa Cup in Formigueres, France, on Friday (11 March).

Sledge hockey players on the ice without their helmets, celebrating

Ice sledge hockey will return to the site of the hugely successful 2015 World Championships A-Pool from 29 March – 2 April.