PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Iran

Alexander Schischlik highlights importance of giving all people access to sports

Boccia

David Smith, Jamie McCowan and Stephen McGuire among favourites

Athletics

Local and international athletes have broken world records at the event

Benin

Paralympic Movement mourns the loss of Ferdinand Adechi

Wheelchair Rugby

The draws for August’s IWRF World Championships will be held on 27 April

Tokyo 2020

Learn how Para taekwondo athletes can qualify for their sport’s Paralympic debut

Athletics

Australian takes her first victory in the marathon and Weir clinches eight title

Wheelchair Curling

They defeat Norway in the final to claim China’s first Winter Paralympic title

Blind Football

‘Group of Death’ made up of Argentina, France, Colombia and Iran

Shooting

Experience keeps British shooter focused at World Champs in South Korea

Athletics

Brazilian Paralympic champion ready for Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Table Tennis

Irish table tennis player was a surprise European champion last year and now a contender for 2018 Worlds

PyeongChang 2018

The Games’ youngest Paralympian Cristian Ribera reflects

Swimming

Men’s 100m freestyle only event a US swimmer did not win on final day of Indianapolis World Series

Athletics

Australia, Spain, Japan and USA athletes also emerge triumphant

Athletics

US wheelchair racer ready to face completely different condifitions than in last Sunday's win in Boston

Athletics

More than 110 Para athletes are set to compete in eight different events in the season's fifth World Cup

Judo

World and Paralympic champions set for season-opening competition in Antalya

Blind Football

Central American country preparing for its World Championships debut

Blind Football

Competition will be the biggest in history with 16 teams competing from 7-17 June