PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in yellow training suit raising his arms

The Parapan American Games champion died on Wednesday night just days after setting a new Americas record.

athlete with a silver medal

The city of Moncton will host the first-ever national Championships 19-20 May.

Helene Ripa

The Swede thought she had got silver in the long distance cross-country at Sochi 2014, before she realised she had gone one better.

IPC Athletics has opened the bid process for the 2019 World Championships.

The 2019 event will be one of the last major international para-athletics events before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

wheelchair dance

Two new events have been added to the programme whilst Turkey make their first steps into the sport.

Man in wheelchair playing tennis

Reid to face Gerard for title, while women’s singles finals will be an all-Dutch showdown.

Three women alpine skiers pose with their medals from a World Cup

French Paralympic and world champion Marie Bochet wins her latest race at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.

Podium with three teams

Ryan Cockbill, James Bevis and Tim Jefferey clinch team rifle gold on concluding day of IPC Shooting World Cup in Al Ain, UAE.

View on a biathlon stadium, covered with snow

The Asia Cup will get underway on Thursday (28 January) as athletes get the chance to experience the venue for the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Spanish PC Logo

The agreements will help support Spanish athletes financially, among others, ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.