PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
What makes the perfect….high jump?
Great Britain’s world and European silver medallist talks us through exactly what it takes to master the high jump.
![Fernando Fernandes](/sites/default/files/images/140326150025448_Fernando.jpg)
Sport Week: Five storylines in para-canoe
Here are possible storylines to follow ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Colin Lynch](/sites/default/files/images/120716133006127_Worlds.jpg)
Irish para-cycling track Worlds team named
2015 world champion Eogan Clifford looks to defend his title in the scratch race.
![A para-athlete throws a javelin](/sites/default/files/images/160312094323122_Pengkai%2BZhu.jpg)
Dubai 2016: Day six preview
Seventeen gold medals will be decided on the final day of competition (Saturday, 12 March) at the IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships in Dubai, UAE.
![Ben Tudhope](/sites/default/files/images/140327142601326_478667051_0.jpg)
Tudhope: My first time on a snowboard
The up-and-coming rider explains how at first, snowboarding did not come naturally.
Spanish sport stars nominate Perales for accolade
Rafael Nadal, Vincente del Bosque and Xavi Hernandez amongst 11 sportspeople to show their support for swimmer Teresa Perales to receive the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award.
![Kendall Gretsch](/sites/default/files/images/151125093138235_jms_8625.jpg)
Para-triathlon American, African Championships set
Two Continental Championships take place, with opportunities to grab points for Rio 2016.
![Austria's Mendy Swoboda won his second world title in the para-canoe K1 men’s 200m TA event.](/sites/default/files/images/130830101624007_993393_10151610914253848_2008245346_n.jpg)
Sport Week: Para-canoeists to watch for at Rio 2016
Here are seven athletes vying for the sport’s first Paralympic gold medals.
Snowboarders riding high after banked slalom wins
Chris Vos extends his lead at the top of the World Cup rankings in Formigueres, France, and an exciting tie between Matti-Suur Hamari and Michael Shea develops with one race to go.
Iran claim five final day golds in Dubai to top the medals table
At the end of the first IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships, Iran finished with a total of 23 golds.