As the season nears its end, here are five swimmers who broke onto the top step of the podium in 2015 and could make an impact next year.
Argentina
Five athletes take part in event during the Modern Pentathlon Youth A World Championships.
Cycling
The Haitian handcyclist returned from the World Championships and hopes to give back to the rehabilitation centre that changed his life.
Snowboard
In February 2015 the Italian snowboarder won World Championships snowboard-cross gold, and now wants to finish on top of the World Cup standings.
Athletics
The IPC Athletics World Championships will take place between 21-31 October.
USA
With under a year to go until Rio 2016, athletes will travel a lot more. Here are some common issues they may encounter.
Athletics
Diagnosed with compartment syndrome at the age of 19, US para-athlete Jarryd Wallace took the difficult decision to have his right leg amputated below the knee. (Please find Arabic text below)
Athletics
Fully accessible hotel rooms (Please find Arabic text below)
Athletics
The Anti-Doping Lab Qatar (ADLQ) and the Qatar Anti-Doping Commission (QADC) (Please find Arabic text below)
Athletics
T44 Classification (Please find Arabic text below)
Athletics
The most decorated Canadian Paralympian is carrying over her experiences into her role as Chef de Mission.
Wheelchair Fencing
Russia’s women won the epee team event whilst Ukraine topped the podium in the men’s sabre team.
Athletics
The German T42 track star will be hoping to add to her European long jump title at Doha 2015.
Cross-Country Skiing
Canada’s double Sochi 2014 medallist believes the new 30km race will attract additional interest to para-Nordic skiing.
PyeongChang 2018
The Village will be completed in September 2017 and will benefit from maximised accessibility.
Denmark
The Danish National Paralympic Committee put on an event to target youngsters between 5-12 years-old and introduce Proud Paralympian to their older development athletes.
PyeongChang 2018
The Paralympic Movement’s global governing body will be responsible for marketing the international broadcast rights for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
VISTA
The IPC’s sports science conference will offer insight and knowledge from world-class keynote speakers, as well as sessions surrounding classification, sport medicine and more.
Athletics
The T53 wheelchair racer won four gold medals at the last World Championships and will be one to beat at Doha 2015.
Badminton
The Danish athlete captured gold in the women’s singles SU 5 event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.