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Toronto 2015 a stepping stone to Rio for Brazilian goalball team
Parapan Am Games opportunity for Brazil to see how young players mix with veterans in prep for Paralympic Games.

Dickins captures para-canoe gold in European Championships
Great Britain paddles away with four gold medals at Racice, Czech Republic.

Kenya’s Lawrence Karanja garners wheelchair tennis COY honor
ITF recognises Karanja for his support and development of the sport in Africa.

Hudson's Bay unveils Team Canada collection for Toronto 2015
Athletes will wear designs at Parapan Games that pay homage to the Canadian flag

World champion Wallace is stronger than ever
After winning the 200m T44 world title in 2013, the USA’s Jarryd Wallace is looking to break 22 seconds for the first time this year.

Italy clinch best-ever finish with fifth place at Buffalo 2015
Italy beat Germany for fifth place and the Czech Republic defeated Japan for seventh at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

#SuperheroSunday: Ilse Hayes
The South African who recently became the world’s fastest female Paralympian shares with us her three heroes.

USA win gold on home ice at Buffalo 2015
The USA beat Canada for gold and Russia defeated Norway for bronze at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

What to watch: May 2015
Here’s a brief rundown of the top para-sport events around the world to keep your eyes on during May.

Top 10 storylines for Buffalo 2015 gold-medal game
Check out the main talking points of the much-hyped Canada-USA matchup at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Buffalo 2015 gold-medal game to be a North American showdown
Canada squeaked out a semi-final win against Russia and the USA beat Norway at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

NPC Iran, Special Education Organisation plan to better relationships
The two organisations agree to work together to help support disability sport programmes

Proud Paralympian continues to inspire in Mexico City
The IPC’s educational programme for aspiring and current Paralympians enjoyed its latest outing at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships between 26-29 April.

Russia, USA, Canada and Norway roll into Buffalo 2015 semi-finals
The preliminary round has finished at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Five questions for Buffalo 2015 playoffs
With playoff matchups determined, here’s what to watch in the final games at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Germany and Italy advance to Buffalo 2015 fifth-place game
Germany surprised the Czech Republic and Italy cruised past Japan at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – April 2015
The public has until 8 May to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
Mexico City and Cartagena to host Worlds and Americas Champs
Two huge boosts for powerlifting in the Americas will take place in the years after the first Paralympic Games in South America at Rio 2016.

Rheinsberg competition to gather world’s best dancers
Over thirty top ranking wheelchair dancers from 11 countries set for Rheinsberg Rohlstuhltanzfestival this weekend (2-3 May).

Brazilian fencers dominate at Americas Championships
Action stays in Montreal, Canada, for the World Cup