Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Woman in sailing boat.

Helena Lucas took her first gold at the Sailing World Cup in Miami after five previous attempts.

Karen O'Neill has been appointed as the new leader of the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

Canada Paralympic Committee’s CEO was among those named on CAAWS’ list for 2015

Dee Smith

Six sailors were named on the national team with aims in reaching this year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Brittany Hudak of Canada competes in the Women's Cross Country 5km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The Canadian cross-country skiing World Cup winner is entering more races to gain experience which she hopes will pay off down the line.

Paralympic champion Amalia Perez was presented with her third National Sports Award by Enrique Pena Nieto, President of Mexico.

Mexico’s Paralympic powerlifting champion Amalia Perez was presented with the honour by the President of Mexico.

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Kazuhiro Tsuga and Tsutomu Tomioka were appointed Vice Presidents by the Organising Committee.

a female from Australia competing in a wheelchair with green and yellow clothes and a white helmet

The Australian will line up at next week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Canberra, hoping to show why she is a favourite for Rio gold.

Lex Gillette

Financial burdens alieved for four blind athletes and their two guides as they focus on training for Rio 2016.

Two men in wheelchairs playing tennis.

Semifinal matches wrapped up, setting the stage for Saturday’s Grand Slam finals.

Female skier skiing downhill

The World Cup in Tignes concluded with two super-G events.

Man in yellow training suit raising his arms

The Parapan American Games champion died on Wednesday night just days after setting a new Americas record.

athlete with a silver medal

The city of Moncton will host the first-ever national Championships 19-20 May.

Helene Ripa

The Swede thought she had got silver in the long distance cross-country at Sochi 2014, before she realised she had gone one better.

IPC Athletics has opened the bid process for the 2019 World Championships.

The 2019 event will be one of the last major international para-athletics events before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

wheelchair dance

Two new events have been added to the programme whilst Turkey make their first steps into the sport.

Man in wheelchair playing tennis

Reid to face Gerard for title, while women’s singles finals will be an all-Dutch showdown.

Three women alpine skiers pose with their medals from a World Cup

French Paralympic and world champion Marie Bochet wins her latest race at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.

Podium with three teams

Ryan Cockbill, James Bevis and Tim Jefferey clinch team rifle gold on concluding day of IPC Shooting World Cup in Al Ain, UAE.

View on a biathlon stadium, covered with snow

The Asia Cup will get underway on Thursday (28 January) as athletes get the chance to experience the venue for the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Spanish PC Logo

The agreements will help support Spanish athletes financially, among others, ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.