PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A female sit-skier competes at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

South Korean Nordic skier Vo-Ra-Mi Seo carries the weight of her country, and her home town, into the next Winter Paralympics.

Two athletes performing in taekwondo

The MoU aims to bring the sport closer to Pan American Games inclusion.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing a forhand during a wheelchair tennis match.

Dutch tennis players and Brazilian footballers among those who have stayed atop the podium – for a long time.

A picture of a man in an electrical wheelchair talking during a ceremony

Event planners share their vision and joke they are competing with Olympic organisers to put on the best show.

Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.

The International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven believes next year’s Games can build on the success of London 2012 and Sochi 2014.

Rchard Browne poses with Rio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot Tom.

US amputee sprinter back in city to help celebrate one year to Games with unprecedented race against athletes in other Paralympic classes.

Black and white picture showing upper body of a man

IPC Powerlifting referee Verdonck began his involvement with the sport in the 1990s.

Erik Horrie competes at the 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

The Australian won his third AS men’s single sculls title, just one of Australia’s two gold medals.

Powerlifter Luciano Dantas, visually impaired judoka Lucia Teixeira and sprinter Vinicius Rodrigues.

Amputee sprinter, blind judoka and powerlifter amazed Brazilian gym regulars, as part of Rio 2016 ticket promotion campaign.

Stefan Daniel of Canada competes in the cycling portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Canadian is one to watch in the men’s PT4, especially with the World Championships just weeks away.