PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A man paddles in a canoe.

The world’s fastest paddlers will get their first chance to obtain qualification slots toward Rio 2016.

Snowboarder passing a gate

Season calendar features seven World Cups and three Europa Cups between November to March.

Yunidis Castillo receives her gold medal for the women's 200m T47, handed over by Patrick Jarvis.

The Cuban sprinter has won multiple Paralympic, world and Parapan titles and is now gearing up to defend her world titles in Doha, Qatar.

Handcyclist in front of an iced mountain

The 25-year-old is the first cyclist to represent her country in any UCI World Championships.

World Archery Para Championships will take place between 23-30 August in Donaueschingen, Germany

Magali Comte and Martin Imboden have different goals heading to Donaueschingen, Germany

Group photo of people standing and in wheelchairs

Delegates from Lima 2019 and Rio 2016 amongst others participated in the programme.

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory

The World Games will have four different categories to accommodate different age groups and help develop athletes.

Faces of the media campaign include sitting volleyball player Lena Gabrscek, boccia player Natalie Finkst, swimmer Darko Duric, para-triathlete Alen Kobilica and hand-cyclist Primoz Jeralic.

The campaign gives exposure to Slovenia’s Paralympic hopefuls ahead of the Rio 2016 Games.

Children and coaches at the International Blinds Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football European Youth Camp in Hamburg, Germany.

Children from across Europe gathered in Hamburg, Germany, and learned various skills of the game.

Around 1,700 participants joined the Mehr Razavi Cultural and Sports Festival for people with impairments.

The country saw one of its biggest sports festivals for athletes with impairments