Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Group shot at an official event

The announcement came at the start of the 4th IOC Co-ordination Commission.

Women in sit ski

Russia adds four victories to their tally on the second day of competition of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals in Surnadal, Norway.

Sylwester Flis, Poland, and Martin Pachoinig, Austria, fighting for the puck in the preliminary game at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden.

South Korea and Sweden both picked up victories to remain undefeated at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

Ashley Adams 2007 Oceania Shooting Championships

Five-time Paralympian and former world champion Ashley Adams was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident on Tuesday (17 March).

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The company is the sixth Gold Partner to be announced by the Organising Committee this year.

Yoojeong Lee of the Republic of Korea (R) shoots during the Women's R8-50m Rifle 3 Positions-SH1 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Osijek, Croatia, will replace the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Volmerange, France.

Kate Horan of New Zealand

The event will take place in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands between 26-29 March.

Belgium's Marieke Vervoort was in great form in her comeback in Nottwil after four months out injured.

The financial services provider becomes a tier one partner of October’s World Championships and the 2016 European Championships

Women in black dress sitting in a wheelchair kissing a trophy

Brazilian powerlifter reveals her regimen in preparation for Rio 2016

Two people in wheelchair playing basketball

The event was held in early March at Durham University and gave attendees the opportunity to try 17 different sports

cross country skier and guide climb up a hill

IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup finals are taking place in Surnadal, Norway.

Man in wheelchair poses in front of a wallpaper

European champion features in the “Legends will Rise” campaign at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Seung-Hwan Jung

Both South Korea and Sweden remain undefeated at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool, while Great Britain picked up their first win.

Sanne Voets

Riders used early March’s event in Qatar to test sending their horses overseas ahead of next year’s Paralympics.

Gustavo Fernandez

The world No. 4 wheelchair tennis ace won gold at the 2011 Parapan American Games and hopes to do the same this August.

Medical Code 2011 Cover

The wheelchair basketball team won silver at the 2011 Parapans are hoping to one step further at Toronto 2015.

International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) has released strategic plan for 2015-2018.

IWRF’s commitment to provide strong leadership, effective governance, high quality services, and a world class competition structure will continue.

House front view

The home of the German Olympic and Paralympic teams provides a place for athletes to meet with family, sponsors, politicians and journalists.

Man in sit ski doing cross country skiing

The final high-level competition of the season will feature some close battles for overall biathlon and cross-country crowns.

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One year on from the Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony, POCOG President Yang-ho CHO shares his views of what PyeongChang 2018 will deliver.