PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° with World ParaVolley President Dr. Hossam Eldin Mostafa (right) and Sport Director Denis Le Breuilly

Presidents of FIVB and World ParaVolley explore possibility of working together.

Nigeria's Yakubu Adesokan winning gold at London 2012

Nigeria's Paralympic champion Yakubu Adesokan obliterates world record lifting more than three times his bodyweight.

Tatyana McFadden

The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the wheelchair events at the New York City Marathon.

Tatyana McFadden

There will be 27 Paralympians lining up at this weekend’s New York City Marathon.

IPC Honorary Board member Princess Margriet of the Netherlands meets members of the Dutch wheelchair basketball team.

IPC Honorary Board member Princess Margriet visits Dutch Paralympic athletes at Papendal.

A picture of a man powerlifter on a bench celebrating with his hands up

The event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be the last major stop for powerlifters prior to next year’s World Championships.

Paralympic Order medal

Find out which four individuals have made the biggest contributions to the Paralympic Movement.

Alana Nichols

Around 77 athletes expected to represent Team USA next March in Russia.

Timur Tuchinov

The field of medal contenders is wide open for the World Archery Para-Championships, which begin on Friday (1 November).

Japan at Asian Para Youth Games

The Asian Youth Para Games came to a close, with Japan, Iran and China finishing in the top three in the medal standings.