PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a man in a wheelchair and woman celebrating their victory with a gold medal around their necks

The defending Paralympic, world champion duo aim to repeat their success in the mixed two person SKUD 18 class at Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot Tom warmed up the crowd at the Paralympic Festival.

SporTV will screen the competitions and Globo will have biggest coverage ever for the Paralympic Games in Brazil.

Group of men sprinting on a track

Ahead of October’s IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, the Polish T46 sprinter answers six key questions.

Ameer al-Mulla and Ryan Montgomery after the Press Conference

Operations at the GCC Para-Athletics Championships, which will serve as the same site for October’s World Championships, ran ‘smoothly and to plan.’

The National Paralympic Committees have formally been invited to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Around 170 countries are expected to compete in the biggest Paralympic Games ever next year.

Three men on a podium with medals

South Korea also dominate the podium in Sydney, Australia, at the second Paralympic qualifier of 2015.

Jordanne Whiley

Whiley becomes the first British woman to capture a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam singles win; Kunieda clinches his 20th singles title.

Faye McClelland #26 of Great Britain competes in the cycling portion of the womens PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach.

Great Britain’s four-time world champion had her streak snapped last year by compatriot Lauren Steadman. The two are expected to battle again for gold.

Sherif Osman Dubai 2014

At the first Paralympic ranking competition to take place in the region, nearly 100 athletes from 20 countries will compete for places at the next Paralympic Games.

Woman lying on the floow, celebrating

Wang Ping upset Switzerland’s Karin Suter-Erath at the para-badminton World Championships 2015.