PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.

Two favourites to take European titles lost out between 8-9 November in Lominaki, Poland.

Transport and Accessibility at Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games

Find out how athletes were transported to the Tokyo Paralympics 50 years ago and what they can expect to find in the Japanese capital in 2020

The British team enters the stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games

Great Britain’s Caz Walton, a 10-time Paralympic champion, looks back on transport woes, accessibility and her first gold at the Tokyo 1964 Games.

Japanese atheltes in a row listening

Japanese athlete Katsumi Suzaki talks about the challenges of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics, and how things are looking for 2020.

Countries lined up in Oda Field at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics

The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Paralympic Games have seen some spectacular changes in 50 years from Tokyo 1964 to London 2012.

A picture of a person rowing

For the second consecutive year, and Australian has won World Rowing's Para-Crew of the Year.

Infographic Tokyo 1964 v today Throwing events

A look back on how training changed for the stars of Paralympic sport since the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games.

Two young women wearing ski clothes and a silver medal holding hands and waving

Great Britain’s Paralympic silver medallist Jade Etherington has announced her retirement, and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden completes a second Marathon Grand Slam.

The Glasgow 2014 volunteers were nicknamed Clyde-Siders.

Organisers are searching for people to fill a variety of roles including transport, meet and greet, media operations, accreditation and sport-specific roles, between 13-19 July.

Wheelchair dance sport - Osipov and Ryzhkova of Russia

Athletes are preparing to dance their way to the podium at the 2014 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Euros from 8-9 November.