With the Asian Para Games just a few days away, here is a list of Paralympic and world champions from one of most prolific regions in powerlifting.
Rio 2016
The 21-year-old balances intense training with a 20 hour-a-week job in a bid to reach Rio 2016.
Athletics
McFadden makes it a third consecutive Chicago Marathon victory, whilst George claimed his fourth Chicago victory in a climactic race.
Iran
The celebrations, held in the Iranian capital of Tehran, saw 8,000 children in attendance as an array of para-sports were demonstrated.
Para Ice Hockey
As a member of the team that won gold at Turin 2006 and bronze at Sochi 2014, St-Amand was a legendary goaltender.
Africa
The Organisational Capacity Programme welcomes its latest group of participants who visited the IPC Headquarters for the first time.
Shooting
The Iranian shooter believes that she can be an inspiration to other women with further success at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games
The qualifying time for the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup which was held on 13 April as part of the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon was 2h50min for male athletes and 3h00min for female athletes.
Table Tennis
South Korea’s para-table tennis star Kim Young-Gun is fully focused on claiming his first Asian Para Games title and has earmarked who he feels will be his closest rival.
Tokyo 2020
Japan and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee held celebrations to mark 50 years since the Tokyo 1964 Games.