PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The Paralympic symbols are three “agitos” (Latin for “I move”) colored red, blue and green, being the colors most widely included in national flags.

The core Paralympic values are at the heart of the Paralympic Movement. The values are determination, equality, inspiration and courage.

Para dance sport

Around 150 athletes from 20 countries will take part in the first IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships since 2009.

PyeongChang 2018

Project which is a bid commitment will help raise the profile of the Paralympic Movement

With their individual, light-weight racing wheelchairs, athletes are able to compete with speeds up to 36km/h. The weight of such a wheelchair is only 8-10kg, the length is around 170-185cm.

Powerlifting

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that two powerlifters – United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Rashed Hassan Ahmed and Kazakhstan’s Oleg Gridassov - have been suspended and fined for separate Anti-Doping Rule violations committed at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai, UAE.

Shooting

After an incredible eight days of action, the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships were officially closed.

Shooting

Sweden’s Martin Hall claimed gold, as well as Slovenia’s Veselka Pevec and Iran’s Mahdi Zamanishurabi as the falling target events conclude the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

Athletics

Dutch Paralympic champion is looking forward to facing some of the world’s best wheelchair racers at August’s European Championships.

Shooting

Two unofficial events conclude the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

Alpine Skiing

BJ Marcoux had to make the agonising decision to hand over the reins of being his brother Mac’s guide at Sochi 2014 to Robin Femy, but the pair are working towards being back together at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Football 7-a-side

The Netherlands got off to a flying start beating Denmark 14-0 in their first group game of the 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships.

Shooting

China's Cuping Zhang and Turkey's Cevat Karagol were the gold medal winners on Thursday (24 July) at the IPC Shooting World Championships.

Swimming

Australian teenage swimming sensation Rowan Crothers beat Matt Cowdrey and set an unofficial individual world record at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on Thursday (24 July) with a blistering gold medal winning performance in the men’s freestyle S9.

Shooting

Sweden’s Jonas Jacobsson will be looking for a 19th World Championship title on the penultimate day in Suhl.

Shooting

Sweden’s Jonas Jacobsson wins an incredible 19th World Championships gold, before hinting at retirement on Friday (25 July) in Suhl.

Athletics

Paralympic and world champion looking forward to biggest and best ever IPC Athletics European Championships

Cycling

Around 400 of the world’s best para-cyclists from 38 countries will be in Segovia, Spain, this weekend (25-27 July) for the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup, the last major event before next month’s World Championships in the USA.

Tokyo 2020

Paralympian Mami Sato is one of the faces of #InsideTokyo2020

Shooting

With two gold medals up for grabs, a number of the top stars are back in action.