PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Graphic with a stamp showing a 24 and a picture of a sprinter

The US sprinter was in electric form in Doha running the fast times ever by a single leg amputee

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The new partnership will go toward helping develop young para-athletes.

Sitting volleyball match

Twenty-four teams so far are registered to compete in the last Rio 2016 qualifying event.

Man in wheelchair on a tennis court, showing a trophy to the camera

Belgium’s Joachim Gerard stunned the wheelchair tennis scene after ending Shingo Kunieda’s winning streak.

Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 25

Canada’s Aurelie Rivard had an incredible 2015, winning two world titles, six Parapan Am medals and a new world record in the women’s S10.

Man with table tennis racket celebrates

Three male and three female athletes are in the running for the ITTF’s year-end honours.

The Rio 2016 Pioneer Volunteers group photographed during the filming of the campaign.

Candidates can check if they have been successful online; USA, Great Britain, Russia and China lead non-Brazilians selected.

Benjamin Daviet

The most decorated athlete from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Russia’s Roman Petushkov, also takes his first win of the season in Tyumen, Russia.

Massimo da Rin

Coach Massimo Da Rin reflects on the team’s chance of impressing their home crowds from 7-12 December.

Two men on a stage, on speaking into a microphone

The IPC caught up with former tennis star Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten, an ambassador for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.