Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Australia's Daniel Fox in a yellow swim cap swimming freestyle

IPC Swimming has called for countries to submit the number of swimmers they will be sending to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Many people in a room with some holding white signs

Ganbaatar Zandraa is taking every opportunity to compete after qualifying for Rio 2016 at the 2014 World Championships, the first time ever Mongolia entered a team.

Leung Yuk Wing Boccia hong kong

The Hong Kong boccia star is the man to beat at the Asian Para Games after his double-gold winning performance at the World Championships

Dancers compete at the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

A total of 27 couples from seven countries will compete at the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.

Swimmer in the water breathing between two freestyle strokes

Double world champion looking to add to his medal collection in Incheon.

Six women in training suits on podium with medals and flower boquets.

The Japanese women’s goalball team have struggled to replicate their success of London 2012, and are looking to improve at the Asian Para Games.

Daisuke IKEZAKI, Japan keeps the ball protected

Japan will be strong favourites going into the competition in Incheon, as they face South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Youngjun Jeon of South Korea, a gold medal winner at Suhl 2014

A series of events at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games, which starts on 18 October, feature shooters who have recently collected World Championship medals.

An athlete poses showing his gold medal.

Powerlifting world champion Ali Jawad talks about his experience at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Upper body of smiling man holding medal

With 100 days to go until the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Cable, USA, a multitude of world and Paralympic champions are expected to line-up.

China's Yujiao Tan of China celebrates winning silver in the women's -67.50 kg powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

With the Asian Para Games just a few days away, here is a list of Paralympic and world champions from one of most prolific regions in powerlifting.

Man in canoe in action on the water

The 21-year-old balances intense training with a 20 hour-a-week job in a bid to reach Rio 2016.

Women in racing wheelchair crossing a finish line

McFadden makes it a third consecutive Chicago Marathon victory, whilst George claimed his fourth Chicago victory in a climactic race.

Iran National Paralympic Week 2013

The celebrations, held in the Iranian capital of Tehran, saw 8,000 children in attendance as an array of para-sports were demonstrated.

Benoit St.Amand Canada sledge hockey Sochi

As a member of the team that won gold at Turin 2006 and bronze at Sochi 2014, St-Amand was a legendary goaltender.

13 participants representing of Agitos Organisational Capacity Programme

The Organisational Capacity Programme welcomes its latest group of participants who visited the IPC Headquarters for the first time.

A woman raises her arms in celebration.

The Iranian shooter believes that she can be an inspiration to other women with further success at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games

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The qualifying time for the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup which was held on 13 April as part of the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon was 2h50min for male athletes and 3h00min for female athletes.

Kim Young-Gun

South Korea’s para-table tennis star Kim Young-Gun is fully focused on claiming his first Asian Para Games title and has earmarked who he feels will be his closest rival.

Japanese people standing in a line under a Tokyo 2020 banner

Japan and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee held celebrations to mark 50 years since the Tokyo 1964 Games.