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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Oleksii Denysiuk
Shooting

The Ukrainian shooter hopes to medal at his first Paralympic Games in September, without his trousers falling down.

General view at the Stadio Olimpico in Grosseto, Italy.
Athletics

Around 237 athletes from 40 countries are set to compete at the Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium in the season’s fourth Grand Prix event.

a female wearing white, black and red competing in goalball
Goalball

The US goalball player expects to play a key role in helping her team rebound from London 2012 disappointment.

Three men on a podium
Swimming

Paralympians Brad Snyder, Keichi Kimura and Matheus Sousa are fierce rivals in the pool, but have a friendship based on an understanding of life with a visual impairment.

Chris Sharp, Andrew May and Richard Dodson aboard their boat during the New Zealand 2016 Summer Paralympic Team Selection Announcement at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on March 3, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Rio 2016

About 4.6 million people will get to watch Rio 2016 through TVNZ’s live streamed TV channel DUKE.

Sprinters Alan Oliveira, Jonnie Peacock and Richard Browne compete at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
Athletics

IPC Athletics announces 16 events to take place at this summer’s Grand Prix Final in London, Great Britain.

Four men and one woman holding a sign promoting Funchal 2016
Swimming

The world-renowned artist joins singer and celebrity Katia Aveiro as a proud advocate of the competition in Funchal, Portugal.

The Olympic Tennis Centre hosted the first competition in Barra Olympic Park.
Rio 2016

The sport will take place on hard courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre.

Group picture of people in wheelchairs and standing people in the snow
Wheelchair Fencing

Wheelchair fencing has allowed the two nations to come together and experience each other’s cultures.

Ice sledge hockey players battle it out
Para Ice Hockey

The Sochi 2014 silver medallists lead at the ice sledge hockey Euros on goal difference after their second game, whilst Italy and Norway are tied in second.

The World and European champion in the T47 class speaks about his best and worst career moments.
Athletics

The World and European champion in the T47 class shares his highs and lows.

Fiona Allan, Chief Executive, PNZ, with members of the Harvey Norman's team.
New Zealand

Australasia’s largest retailers of Furniture, Bedding, Computer and Electrical will conduct a nationwide fundraising campaign in support of the team heading to Rio 2016.

Yijun Chen
Wheelchair Fencing

China’s Yijun Chen is hoping to guarantee a place at Rio 2016 with gold at the Asian Wheelchair Fencing Championships.

Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court
Wheelchair Tennis

Athletes are assigned to two sport classes, and all have an impairment that affects their legs.

Two men in British racing vests hold a union jack behind them as they celebrate victory,
Athletics

The British war veteran will be aiming to stake his claim for a place in the Paralympics GB team for Rio 2016 with a good performance at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Australian sprinter Isis Holt and New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe break world records.
Athletics

Sprinter Isis Holt lowered her own 100m T35 world record, whilst Sophie Pascoe took more than a second off the 100m butterfly S10 mark.

The Paralympian 01/2016 - cover
Rio 2016

The first edition of 2016 profiles several of the athletes going for gold at September’s Games.

Florian Planker
Para Ice Hockey

The first day of the 2016 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, witnessed 11 goals.

Five ice sledge hockey players on the field during a game
Para Ice Hockey

Reigning champions Italy, hosts Sweden, Paralympic silver medallists Russia, Norway, Germany and the Czech Republic will play for honours from Tuesday (5 April).

England's Will Ling was the top scorer during The Dublin Friendship Tournament held in April 2016.
Football 7-a-side

The tournament provided competition for nations to develop their football 7-a-side teams.