PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Martina Caironi, winces,

She can speak five languages and holds numerous major titles, but what training does Italy’s T42 athlete Martina Caironi do on a typical day?

The 1.3m² model of the under-construction Barra Olympic Park represents a real-life area of 1.18 million m²

Detailed replica unveiled to mark 500 days until the Paralympic Games

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A picture of the flame at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Event will involve all five regions of Brazil and British town Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games

London’s former Olympic Stadium

Para-athletes will compete in 20 events in the former Olympic Stadium on Sunday 26 July.

Amalia Perez of Mexico sets new world record at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships.

World and Paralympic champion Amalia Perez registered 132.5kg at the IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships at home in Mexico City on Monday (27 April).

Great Britain enters the arena lead by flag bearer Millie Knight during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Fashion retailer will design clothing for athletes at Opening, Closing Ceremonies

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The Czech Republic, Canada, Russia and USA all won on Day 2 of the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

In collaboration with the CPB and the Rio 2016 Organising Committee, the Agitos Foundation is organising 4 workshops in 2015 to increase capacity in the Americas region.

The Agitos Foundation, alongside the IPC Academy, concluded the third round of the Organisational Capacity Programme for National Paralympic Committees in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Maria Lyle at Swansea 2014

She may only be 15-years-old but Maria Lyle is a world record holder and double European champion.