Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Logo The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

Azevedo, Silva pull back-to-back tournament wins in the Class1-2 category.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Six Signatories declared non-compliant

Man in wheelchair throwing a ball, two other men trying to catch it

After their loss to Canada in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, USA has a chance to revisit their rivals.

Group of kids showing signs with the words 'Passion. Connected'.

“Passion. Connected.” to symbolise objective, legacy of Games.

Woman in wheelchair on a tennis court returning a shot.

Japan’s very own claim men, women’s singles titles, while Alcott beats Wagner for quad crown

A picture of a man without his right leg preparing himself to a swimming race

Schabort, Barr win respective men’s divisions, while Tapp, Doughty, Kelly highlight the women’s sides.

Man with prosthetic leg in a stadium, posing next to a sign that shows the number 8.29m

Germany's Markus Rehm, Italy's Martina Caironi and the Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn rewrite the record books.

US sprinter Jarryd Wallace wins the men's 200m T44 World Championships race.

US sprinter Jarryd Wallace beats two of his main rivals – David Prince and Jerome Singleton – in Tempe, Arizona, USA.

Daniel Dias competing

Twenty-three swimmers will compete at the most important international competition and major qualifier ahead of Rio 2016 – the 2015 Worlds.

Costa Rica's Dax Jaikel is hoping to make the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games despite suffering an injury earlier this year.

The Costa Rican para-cyclist had a serious accident while training, but is confident he will get to Toronto 2015 in top condition.

Switzerland’s four-time European champion Manuela Schaer, gives an insight into her three heroes.

The Swiss European champion who will face her close rival Tatyana McFadden at the Nottwil Grand Prix later this month tells us her three heroes.

Ice sledge hockey players in action on the ice

Despite finishing in eighth place at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool, Japan can still make it to PyeongChang 2018.

Wooden boat in the water, skyscrapers in the background

Qatar Airways Holidays are offering a number of exciting packages to October’s event in Doha.

Alla Lysenko

The defending Paralympic champion hopes to recover in time for the Rowing World Championships

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.

Bad weather could not stop David Prince, Shirley Reilly and David Brown from taking victory alongside a clutch of their teammates in Tempe, USA.

A picture of a woman in the pool holding her hand up

With multiple world record to their names, we highlight the top swimmers who will be defending their marks at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships from 13 July.

PyeongChang 2018 emblem

President of Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation will orchestrate the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Portrait of smiling man wearing a basecap showing his bronze medal to the camera.

The second clash of the IPC Shooting World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, between New Zealand’s Michael Johnson and Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill ended in excitement.

A picture of a back of a camera man.

OBS gave para-sport international federations insights on sport broadcasting and shared their plans for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Tickets prices for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have been announced and are available for sale beginning 7 September for Brazilians.

The Organising Committee looks to set record, surpass ticket sales of previous Paralympic Games.