PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Wheelchair Tennis

With its central location and first-class modern facilities, Eton Manor will offer some great facilities for the Wheelchair Tennis venue.

Wheelchair Tennis

Israel’s Noam Gershony, a former combat helicopter pilot, is ranked No. 3 in the world in the quad singles division. He aims to challenge established players for gold at London 2012.

Wheelchair Tennis

With its central location and first-class modern facilities, Eton Manor will offer some great facilities for the Wheelchair Tennis venue.

Beijing 2008

Kurt Fearnley, Evan O’Hanlon and Kelly Cartwright headline a 43-strong Australian Athletics delegation for London 2012.

Wheelchair Tennis

With over 440 consecutive singles wins under her belt, Dutch Wheelchair Tennis player Esther Vergeer is riding the wave of success all the way to London 2012.

Swimming

Swimming

Beijing 2008

Wheelchair Tennis

Dutchwoman Esther Vergeer, the world’s most well-known Wheelchair Tennis player, talks about how Paralympic Sport is entering the spotlight.

Wheelchair Tennis

With the Dutch team especially strong this year, Maikel Scheffers and Esther Vergeer may be able to take home both singles titles for the Netherlands.

Barcelona 1992

American Brad Parks came up with the idea of Wheelchair Tennis during his rehabilitation in the 1970’s, and the sport has flourished ever since.

Rio 2016

Football 7-a-side

Nominations for May's Athlete of the Month award include a sprinter, discus thrower, Wheelchair Tennis player and four teams

Football 7-a-side

Mile Stojkoski from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is travelling over 5,000km to London in a wheelchair to raise awareness about issues facing people with a disability. Each week, his Project Manager, Vladimir Pandovski, updates paralympic.org on their progress.

Colombia

Sochi 2014

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published the Qualification Guide for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Sochi 2014

Judo

Brazil’s Antonio Tenorio went down in Paralympic legend in Beijing when he won his fourth consecutive Paralympic gold. In London, he’s aiming to take home his fifth.