PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jeremiasz, Verfuerth, Taylor receive US Open wild cards
The three wheelchair tennis players landed spots in the final Grand Slam competition of the year.

IWAS announces changes to World Games programme
The World Games will have four different categories to accommodate different age groups and help develop athletes.

NPC Slovenia launches media campaign for athletes
The campaign gives exposure to Slovenia’s Paralympic hopefuls ahead of the Rio 2016 Games.

IBSA stage inaugural blind football European youth camp
Children from across Europe gathered in Hamburg, Germany, and learned various skills of the game.
Thousands turn out for para-sports festival in Iran
The country saw one of its biggest sports festivals for athletes with impairments

Leinonen to prepare at home for Rio 2016
With a place for the next Paralympic Games already secured, the R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2) world champion is focusing on training in Finland.

Ukraine’s Datsko seeks return to No. 1
One month before the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships, Ukraine's Anton Datsko is preparing to take on his rivals.

ITF updates 2016 UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour calendar
Three of the four Grand Slams are set for next year.

INAS announces events for 2016, 2017
Portugal, Thailand and Australia latest countries awarded to host INAS events.

US para-triathletes shine on home course
The US women swept the PT2 and PT5 events at the Detroit ITU World Para-Triathlon Event.

Swift International to provide boats for US para-rowers for Worlds
Four US crews will receive boats ahead of the 2015 World Rowing Championships in France.

#SuperheroSunday: Great Britain’s Maria Lyle
The British teenager has been a sensation since making her international debut last year and reveals her three heroes.

APC President praises "best ever Parapan American Games"
Check out the full Toronto 2015 Closing Ceremony speech from Jose Luis Campo, the Americas Paralympic Committtee President.

Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games come to a close
During eight days of sport 10 world, 70 Americas and 239 Games records were broken.

Toronto 2015: Day seven as it happened
Many of the team sports reached a climax on Friday at the Parapan American Games whilst it was also the final day for many individual sports.

Hat-trick of titles and world record for Durand at Toronto 2015
The Cuban T12 sprinter won her third gold by breaking the 200m world record she had set just 24 hours earlier.

Brazil retain football 5-a-side Parapan Am crown
The 2016 Paralympic Games hosts beat Argentina 2-1 to be crowned Parapan Am champions for third time at Toronto 2015.

Canada win TO2015 wheelchair rugby gold in a thriller
The world number two side defeated rivals USA whilst Colombia secured bronze on a sensational final day.

Toronto 2015 Closing Ceremony flagbearers
The 28 flagbearers for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games Closing Ceremony have been named.

Records continue to fall in Parapan pool
Brazil’s Talisson Glock and Joana Da Silva, and Canada’s Tess Routliffe took gold and Americas records on Friday morning’s swimming at Toronto 2015.