PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

para trap shooting

Further development of visually impaired and para-clay target shooting were voted through by countries at the 2014 IPC Shooting Worlds.

30. Markus Rehm jumps 7.95m at Lyon 2013

Rehm stunned para-sport as he drastically improved on his own long jump world record to win gold at the German able-bodied Nationals.

Screenshot WADA website 2014

Site aims to make information more accessible to all

Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Keith Gabel

Four of the 10 athletes named won medals at Sochi 2014.

No. 42 Para-Canoe - Austria’s Mendy Swoboda

With Rio 2016 just two years away, Austria’s Markus Mendy Swoboda won his fifth successive para-canoe crown at the World Championships.

Cho Yang-ho new POCOG President

Yang Ho Cho started his role on Monday 11 August.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair on a track

The Swiss ‘Silver Bullet’ is the man to beat according to his great rival David Weir of Great Britain.

Men in wheelchairs with a big championships trophy

Australia beat Canada to win gold in a dramatic final at the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, with USA claiming the bronze medal.

Wheelchair athlete from the USA behind the flag barer during the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships Suhl, Germany

The USA’s McKenna Dahl, who has recently moved to the Olympic Training Centre, has Paralympic glory on her agenda.

Maddison Elliott at Caixa Loterias 2014

Australia produced a remarkable performance at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships, winning 55 gold medals.