PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms

The Australian quickly adapted to the sport and is a Paralympic favourite in the women’s PT5 class.

Ryley Batt

The reigning Paralympic champions are not worried about their drop in the IWRF rankings.

Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Biggest challenge for organisers will be transition period between the end of the Olympic Games and start of Paralympic Games say organisers.

Raymond Martin of the United States wins the men's 1500m T52 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar

The T52 Paralympic and world champion explains how he got into para-athletics.

Marie-Amelie le Fur

More than 100 hours will be shown from the Paralympic Games.

Canada's wheelchair curling team

Teams will compete for Paralympic Winter Games qualification points at the Eizentrum Luzern, in Lucerne Switzerland, from Sunday.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair celebrating his victory after a para-triathlon

World champion Bill Chaffey is among the para-triathletes looking to polish himself ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.

A swimmer says thank you to the crowds at the para-swimming World Championships in 2015

Ahead of the IPC Swimming European Championships, Paralympic champion Marc Evers speaks about Russian rival.

The Ministry of Sport of Peru went digital to show their commitment in developing para-sport in the country recently, releasing a video that celebrated the creation of the National Paralympic Committee of Peru.

Now as a member of the IPC, NPC Peru has taken quick steps to put its athletes at centre stage.

Siamand Rahman Dubai 2014

World’s strongest Paralympian, Iran’s Siamand Rahman, breaks the men’s over 107kg world record once again in Dubai, UAE.