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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two dancers in wheelchairs posing during a performance
Para dance sport

Several world and European medallist couples and individual dancers are expected at the Mainhatten Cup from 28-29 May.

IBSA
Blind Football

A blind football exhibition match will be held in Milan, Italy, on 28 May prior to the UEFA Champions League final.

IPC Athletes' Council

The Council is comprised of 10 members who ensure that Para athletes’ voices are considered in IPC decision-making and the greater Paralympic Movement.

Martina Caironi, winces,
Athletics

More than 600 athletes from up to 37 countries will compete in Grosseto, Italy, between 10 and 16 June.

An athlete competes at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Athletics

British athletes broke two world and three European records on Friday at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix

Shaun Norris competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair Basketball

The wheelchair basketball player has been one of Australia’s top scorers and will be key for gold in September.

A group of cyclists compete in the Men's C4-5 Scratch race at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Athletes from all four corners of the globe want to be #ProudParalympians, representing the athlete voice in the Paralympic Movement, and voting will take place at Rio 2016.

Training programme takes place in Cape Verde with the help of a grant from the Agitos Foundation.

Supported by the Agitos Foundation, the programme trained 28 coaches and officials from Portuguese-speaking African countries.

Russia football
Football 7-a-side

Although Russia has not finalised their Rio roster, Ramonov would provide invaluable experience and leadership for the defending Paralympic champions.

Man with an arm amputation crossing a finish line
Rio 2016

The best Para triathletes in the region will get to size each other up ahead of Rio 2016.

Football 7 Athens 2004
Rio 2016

Learn how the sport grew over the past 36 years on the international stage.

Group of athletes together with an older man showing medals
Athletics

The home team for Junes’s IPC Athletics European Championships will feature 26 athletes.

Samuel Ingram of Great Britain and Jorge Lencina of Argentina
Judo

The first Argentinian athlete to compete at both Olympics and Paralympics dreams of winning his first gold at Rio 2016.

Lauren Woolstencroft
Alpine Skiing

The Paralympic ‘Golden Girl’, electrical engineer and former alpine skier, recalls her memorable performance at Vancouver 2010.

Great Britain's Shelby Watson in action at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Athletics

The British T33 wheelchair racer lowered her own 100m and 400m records as Walid Ktilia and Leilia Adzhametova also rewrote the record books.

Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina
Wheelchair Tennis

Even if Gustavo Fernandez steals the spotlight, Casco and Ledesma aim to rise to the challenge of September’s Paralympic Games.

Deodoro Stadium
Football 7-a-side

Spectators can catch all the action in the Deodoro Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.

Three women in a track, running
Athletics

The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.

Male snowboarder going down a slope
PyeongChang 2018

After his first podium finish, the US Marine veteran is looking to build on that success toward PyeongChang 2018.

The IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil will feature 350 athletes from 39 countries between 29-31 May
Athletics

More than 380 athletes from 50 countries will compete in a meeting that traditionally delivers fast times and world records.