PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Woman in wheelchair celebrates after wheelchair tennis point

The award was first awarded in 2001 and has been dominated by the Netherlands.

The Supercharge ParalympicsGB

The campaign is a major fundraising campaign to excite Paralympic sport fans and engage the public in Paralympics GB.

Wheelchair fencing athletes of Uruguay received their new IWAS fencing aprons.

The aim is to develop the sport and increase opportunities for people to try wheelchair fencing.

Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating

Both canoe and triathlon will make their Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and these are the athletes to look out for.

World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.

The Prohibited List details substances and methods banned in sports in-and out-of-competition.

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

The course will take place Cape Town between 7-11 January.

Jessica Gallagher, Australia edges show as she carves the corner into thrid place.

Australia’s head coach Christian Geiger believes his team will have medal prospects at PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022.

McKenna Dahl of USA

The IPC continues its rundown of athletes to look out for at Rio 2016 with a look at sailing and shooting.

Jerry Tonello

Tonello led Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team to Paralympic gold at London 2012.

Yijun Chen

The Japan Wheelchair Fencing Association held its first integrated event in December.