PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Poland’s double European champion Michal Derus reveals his inspirations for this week’s #Superhero Sunday.](/sites/default/files/images/151002120630383_4%2Boct%2B2015.jpg)
SuperheroSunday: Michal Derus
Poland’s double European champion tells us about his three heroes prior to Doha 2015.
![Raymond Martin of the United States competes in the Men's 400m T52 heats at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150513083727939_151180572.jpg)
Five facts about…..the USA’s Raymond Martin
Learn more about Raymond Martin ahead of the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
![Argentina’s Paralympic Day](/sites/default/files/images/151002090357052_paralympic%2Bday%2B8.jpg)
Argentina celebrates second Paralympic Day
Thousands of spectators enjoyed participating in para-sports and dancing to live music.
![A woman with a running blade clenches her face in effort as she sprints forward.](/sites/default/files/images/150621175720799_Caironi.jpg)
Thirteen athletes to represent Italy at Doha 2015
Martina Caironi will headline the Italian team for the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
![Women passing a slalom pole on the slopes](/sites/default/files/images/140611093512663_SOC_20140311_LP_0024_WEB.jpg)
Umstead ‘has potential for one more Paralympics’
Despite advancing multiple sclerosis, US ski racer Danelle Umstead is determined to reach the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
![Ireland’s Jason Smyth, the fastest para-athlete on the planet.](/sites/default/files/images/150908102240140_jason.jpg)
Five facts about...Ireland’s Jason Smyth
Learn more about Jason Smyth ahead of the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
![Sprinting woman](/sites/default/files/images/150814164109013_GettyImages-477869570.jpg)
Team South Africa named for 2015 IPC Athletics World Champs
Hayes, Fourie, Langenhoven and Ntutu amongst the leading South African names set for Doha 2015.
![World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.](/sites/default/files/images/120113112310550_World_Anti_Doping_Agency_PlayTrue_200dpi.jpg)
WADA President Op-Ed: The net is closing in on cheats
With new, improved investigation methods, WADA’s reach is wider than ever before in catching doping cheats.
![Sabine Ellerbrock](/sites/default/files/images/130721095126829_Sabine%2BEllerbrock%2BBritish%2BOpen%2B2013_0.jpg)
Ellerbrock works around financial challenges
Germany’s top wheelchair tennis player has juggled teaching and her athletic career but has found it harder with Rio 2016 nearing.
![100m race at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix on May 30, 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland.](/sites/default/files/images/150618092354699_555328711_ParAthleticsNottwil_0162.jpg)
What to watch: October 2015
One of the biggest para-sporting events takes place this month with the IPC Athletics World Championships.
![A picture of a woman showing her gold medal](/sites/default/files/images/161205153536698_Yunidis-Castillo.jpg)
Five facts about…..Cuba’s Yunidis Castillo
Learn more about Yunidis Castillo ahead of the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
![World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.](/sites/default/files/images/120113112310550_World_Anti_Doping_Agency_PlayTrue_200dpi.jpg)
WADA publishes 2016 Prohibited List
The new List has a few modifications from 2015 and will go into effect on 1 January.
![Abdullah Abdelreheem](/sites/default/files/images/151002093320432_qatar.jpg)
Hosts Qatar name strongest team ever for IPC Athletics World Championships
Team for Doha 2015 includes world-record holder, three Asian Para-Games Champions and two Paralympians.
![Six para-athletes have been nominated for the Allianz Athlete of the Month for September.](/sites/default/files/images/151002110920421_FotorCreated.jpg)
Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – September 2015
The public has until 9 October to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.
American DanceWheels perform for Pope
Wheelchair dancers got to put on a show for Pope Francis’ first meeting in the USA.
![Caironi v Low - T42 rivalry - Doha 2015](/sites/default/files/images/151002113739716_DOHA%2Brivalries%2Bgraphics20.jpg)
Caironi v Low: the T42 rivalry set to light up Doha 2015
The Italian and German are set to go head-to-head over 100m and the long jump at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
![IWRF/Hogan Lovells](/sites/default/files/images/151001110604427_logo%2BIWRF.jpg)
IWRF partner with global law firm Hogan Lovells
Firm to provide pro bono legal services to IWRF.
![Group of people celebrating](/sites/default/files/images/150731122826876_20167424815_8f2e085337_z.jpg)
The IPC opens Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Sports Programme application process
Between now and September 2016, the IPC will decide which sports should be included in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
![David Weir of Great Britain](/sites/default/files/images/151001082935045_david%2Bweir.jpg)
Five facts about…..Great Britain’s David Weir
Learn more about British wheelchair racer ahead of the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
![Jordanne Whiley](/sites/default/files/images/150914102059415_Jordanne%2BWhiley.jpg)
Recapping the month in para-sport: September 2015
Five World Championships wrapped up this month. Here is a quick rundown of what happened.