Before sending them into raptures 10.90 seconds later at London 2012
Athletics
The next round of athletes is now out for the public vote after a packed month of para-sport in August.
Athletics
The biggest para-athletics event ahead of Rio 2016 will now take place between 22-31 October 2015.
Boccia
The Greek boccia player has been training for hours each day for the 2014 Boccia World Championships. Although it can be tediously repetitive, he’s driven by the will to win.
Powerlifting
Competitions confirmed for the Americas, Asia and Europe in the year before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Asia
The new rules formulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee will be in use during the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.
Wheelchair Tennis
The best wheelchair tennis stars will battle it out on eight brand new courts built at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Archery
Sir Ludwig Guttmann chose archery to open the programme of the first International Games for the Disabled at Stoke Mandeville in 1948. Later on it was one of the original Paralympic sports at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games.
Equestrian
After her incredible performance at the Alltech 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, Morganti received 41 per cent of the vote.
Sydney 2000
The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games got the Paralympic Movement back on the track with a sensational showcase of sport.
Football 7-a-side
The top sides from the competition will then qualify for the TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games.
Para dance sport
Russia celebrated numerous gold medals as the 2014 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Continents Cup concluded.
Beijing 2008
Legacy of Beijing 2008 Paralympics leaves Great Wall of China and Forbidden City accessible.
America
September’s event is set to see more than 400 participants attend across the two-day assembly
Alpine Skiing
The five-time Paralympic champion reflects how Sochi changed her life.
Table Tennis
The inspirational video, featuring armless Egyptian table tennis star Ibrahim Hamato, has gone viral around the world.
Swimming
Amazing comebacks, emerging faces and new rivalries will punctuate the two years before Rio 2016.
A historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the IPC and IOC in 2000 providing the foundation of their future relationship.
Para Ice Hockey
A new-look website for www.ipc-icesledgehockey.org is also now live.
Rio 2016
The T11 sprinter says that the volunteers are crucial in ensuring that athletes can focus on their performance.