PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rwanda vs Iran during their Pool B preliminary round of the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Africa Championships head to Rwanda in July, while the World Club Cup comes to Mashhad, I.R. Iran in September.

Group of men standing behind a banner holding a cup in the air.

Great Britain takes silver, while Spain edges China for bronze

Visually impaired archers prepare for qualification at the Massa Carrara 2005 IPC World Para Archery Championships.

The category returns to world competitions for the first time in six years.

Members of three of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Standing Committees at the meeting

The first meetings for new members of IPC Standing Committees considered how they can work together to develop para-sport.

A picture of an athlete rowing

Whiteley, Meenagh and Aggar show strong form ahead of World Championships

David Wagner

The US will look for revenge after losing to the British in last year’s quad event

A picture of men ready to swim

ITU opens bidding for 2016 para-triathlon events

Shasha WANG, China and team mate block the way to the goal

The team secured the IBSA World Games title by beating China 4-1 in the gold-medal match.

An wheelchair racer shouts out after crossing the finish line in first place.

With a new racing chair for 2015, Finland’s Leo-Pekka Tahti is aiming to get the better of the Netherlands’ Kenny van Weeghel.

Dmytro Solovey of Ukraine (white) defeated Eduardo Avila Sanchez of Mexico in their -73kg semi-final match on his way to the gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Korean judoka Jin defeats Russia’s Pozdnysheva to even the two nation’s gold-medal counts.