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Alexey Bugaev passes a slalom pole in a race in a tilted position

Vancouver 2010

The future is bright for IPC Alpine Skiing

The sport of para-alpine skiing has an extremely bright future thanks to the number of youngsters competing at major international competitions and winning medals

Athletics

Third IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 starts Thursday

The third stage of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix series gets underway on Thursday (April 24) with the II Caixa Loterias Athletics Open Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide run on the track of Lyon with the tribunes of the stadium in the backround

Rio 2016

Athletes from 16 countries gear up for Sao Paulo

Around 430 leading athletes, including 110 from 15 countries outside of Brazil, will be in Sao Paulo this week (24-26 April) to compete in the Open Brasil Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming competitions.

Athletics

US Paralympic Track and Field Nationals awarded to California

Top names expected to compete at the event include Richard Browne, Jarryd Wallace, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

Judo

Colorado Springs to host 2014 IBSA Judo Worlds

The world’s top visually impaired judokas will compete at the state-of-the art US Olympic Training Centre.

Swimming

Dutch announce team for IPC Swimming Euros

The host nation will send 16 athletes to August’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Andy Avellana of the Philippines jumps over the bar in the men's high jump.

Triathlon

Andy Avellana jumps from athletics to para-triathlon

The Filipino is looking to win the PT2 class at the upcoming Para-Triathlon Asian Championships.

Swimming

Great Britain name 31 swimmers for European Championships

In Eindhoven, stars such as Ellie Simmonds and Ollie Hynd will be joined by up-and-coming Steph Slater and Amy Marren.

Wheelchair Tennis

First 14 entries named for Roland Garros

The world’s top-ranked players Sabine Ellerbrock and Shingo Kunieda will both try to contest Roland Garros titles in June.

Wheelchair Curling

Vote now for Best Team from Sochi 2014

Nominees for the honour include: Russia and USA’s ice sledge hockey teams, Canada’s wheelchair curling team and Nordic relay squads from Russia and Sweden.

British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.

Swimming

Steph Slater, Ellie Simmonds star at British International Meet

Find out which British swimmers clocked qualifying times for this year’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Tatyana McFadden, a wheelchair racer, crosses the Boston Marathon finish line

Athletics

McFadden, Van Dyk capture emotional Boston Marathon victories

Tatyana McFadden and Ernst Van Dyk won their second and 10th Boston Marathon victories, respectively.

Athletics

Tickets for IPC Athletics European Championships are now on sale

Around 15,000 tickets are available for the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea this August.

Sochi 2014

Which sledge hockey player are you most like?

We learned a lot about ice sledge hockey’s player personalities at Sochi 2014, so take a minute to reflect and find out who you are most similar to.

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (L) and Filippe Santos Silvestre of Brazil dive in front of the goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Athletics

Para-sport set for major grassroots boost in the Americas ahead of Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games

As part of The Road TO2015: Agitos Foundation Sessions workshops will take place in Brazil to improve the standard of coaching and classification in the Americas.