PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rio 2016

48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

Alpine Skiing

Reigning world champion aims to be back on the slopes just one month before Sochi, after injury strikes again in first part of the season.

Para Ice Hockey

Canada will host Japan, Russia and the USA from 1-7 December at the MasterCard Centre.

Alpine Skiing

My journey to Sochi 2014 started when I picked up my skis as a little two and a half year old kid on the slopes.

Shooting

Find out the top storylines to follow at the upcoming IPC Shooting European Championships this month.

Wheelchair Basketball

The competition has been moved from Egypt to Angola due to political instability in the region.

Shooting

Spanish shooter Juan Saavedra is confident he can convert his London 2012 silver-medal performance into gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain, starting 20 October.

Sochi 2014

One to Watch Amy Purdy will be amongst the first snowboarders making their Paralympic debut from March 7.

Sochi 2014

14 of the world's best skiiers have been listed as medal hopes for Sochi as the 2013/14 season progresses.

Biathlon

12 Nordic skiiers to look out for this season and into the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Alpine Skiing

Mein Weg nach Sochi begann als ich als ich m it zweieinhalb zum ersten Mal auf Skiern stand.

Table Tennis

Newly crowned European champion Peter Rosenmeier will have the chance to return to his home soil to defend his title.

Para Ice Hockey

Find out top athletes to follow on the road to Sochi 2014 and the storylines behind their achievements.

Para Ice Hockey

Six ice sledge hockey players have been identified as top athletes to watch on the road to the next Paralympic Winter Games.

America

Three top snowboarders to look out for during the 2013/13 season build up to Sochi 2014.

Table Tennis

The European Para-Table Tennis Championships came to a close with thrilling action in the team events.

Wheelchair Fencing

The rivalry between Hong Kong’s Yu Chui Yee and Hungary’s Zszusanna Krajnyak is intensifying heading into the final Grand Prix.

Athletics

Paralympic champion puts her name to a foundation in Namibia, which aims to identify and develop new elite talent.

Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid won his first ITF 1 Series men’s singles title, while the Netherlands’ Jiske Griffioen claimed the women’s singles crown.

Ireland

The European Paralympic Committee President relayed that there are many challenges ahead for the Movement despite the 'magnificent' success at London 2012.