PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Calgary to host inaugural athlete recruitment event to identify next generation of Canadian Paralympic athletes.

Ali Jawad

The competition runs 24-28 Novemeber in Eger, Hungary.

Man and woman in wheelchair hold their countries' respective flags.

The US wheelchair racer claimed her third straight marathon grand slam.

A team of wheelchair rugby players pose for a photo.

The Japanese wheelchair rugby team defeated the defending world champions, landing a spot at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Man holding up an American flag

The biggest IPC Athletics World Championships came to a close in October.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

Nearly 180 athletes from 48 countries are in Fort Benning, USA, for the final opportunity to gain quota places for their country at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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World Archery Live now available with expanded results, statistics and biographies on Apple and Android devices.

Goalkeeper Steve Cash of the United States

Record number of club teams and players will thrash it out on the ice in Coral Springs, Florida, from 19 November.

Mr Ameer Al Mulla (R) presents a gift to Mr Mohammed Alhameli at the closing ceremony of the IPC Athletics World Championships at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in DOha, Qatar.

World Championships conclude with dazzling fireworks display after 10-days of incredible action.

Carlos Nuzman

Q&A with the President of the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.