Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Woman riding a horse

One of the biggest competitions ahead of the Rio 2016 Games fields potential Paralympic podium finishers.

A taekwondo athlete kicks her female opponent

Iranian world champion Mahdi Pourrahnama bests Russia’s Vitalli Nazarenko for first win of season.

Daniel Dias of Brazil poses with his seven gold medal he won at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Multiple Paralympic and world champions Daniel Dias and Andre Brasil highlight the host team.

Brian McKeever

The 2015-16 season threw up some impressive displays across three World Cups.

One year to go until World Masters Games 2017

The Games will feature 11 para-sports and take place between 21-30 April in Auckland, New Zealand.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo

The official telecommunications partner will support Australian team through to the 2026 Paralympics.

Veronica Hipolito of Brazil set World Record over 100m T38 at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

The teenage T38 sprinter is gearing up for her first Paralympic Games on home soil this September.

German wheelchair rugby players swarm a Danish player

Denmark also looked strong on day two in their push toward Rio qualification.

Andre Brasil - 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow

National team coach Leonardo Tomasello gives an insight into what it takes to train the best swimmers in the world.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

Those who missed out on opportunities in the 2015 World Championships have one last chance this week.

Blindefolded woman runs with guide

The Chinese T11 sprinter opens her account for the season this weekend at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing, China.

A US para-athlete celebrates winning a medal at the Paralympic Games.

From a fun trip out, to the slopes of Sochi, Russia, snowboard has had a huge impact on the US Paralympian’s life.

A swimmer stays in the water after finishing a race.

The current triple-world champion will compete at Funchal 2016 as part of his preparations for this September’s Paralympic Games.

Logo_International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability (INAS-FID)

Applications to the international federation for athletes with an intellectual disability are being accepted until 27 May.

PyeongChang 2018 launches “Accessibility Recognition Programme” in host cities

The programme aim to enhance accessibility in restaurants and accommodations ahead of the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Swimming

Swimmers compete in three impairment groups: physical, visual and intellectual.

Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair race during the 120th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts.

The USA’s multiple Paralympic champion Tatyana McFadden wins her 15th Abbott World Marathon Majors event in four years.

Laureus 2016

The Brazilian swimmer was honoured for his 2015 achievements, notably from the World Championships.

A general view of the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Park.

Around 800,000 tickets will go on sale for the World ParaAthletics Championships during the Summer of World Athletics with prices starting from GBP 5.

photo with the German and Finnish player

The battle for the remaining Rio 2016 qualification spots began, with the USA and France starting strong.