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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Skiing man curving around some slalom poles
Summer Sports

High Performance Sport New Zealand pledge extra funds in the build up to Rio 2016

Women holding flower bouquet, a horse next to her
Equestrian

Italian upsets multi-Paralympic champion to secure her first major career title ahead of her 10th anniversary in the sport.

Canada's Brian McKeever and guide Graham Nishikawa won a remarkable sprint in Sochi.
Sochi 2014

Canada’s Brian McKeever famously fell flat on his back during the 1km sprint race at Sochi 2014, but overtook three competitors to claim gold.

David Wagner
Wheelchair Tennis

Camp set to feature 14 top US wheelchair tennis players, including nine Paralympians.

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory
Wheelchair Fencing

After enjoying great success at the last World Cup on home soil, Hungary is sending eight athletes to the final World Cup of 2014.

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Cross-Country Skiing

Finland’s Maija Jarvela wins women’s 12.5km biathlon standing.

Amalia Perez Ones to Watch main picture
Powerlifting

IPC Powerlifting launched sites for regional Championships in Asia and the Americas, where fans can find out everything they need to know about the Rio 2016 qualifiers.

No. 5 Young swimmers excel in 2014
Swimming

Teenagers Chantalle Zijderveld and Ian Silverman and youngster Yevheniy Bohodayko, amongst others, put in sensational performances in 2014.

A picture of an amputee man cycling
Cycling

Spanish para-cyclists star in new TV campaign which aims to show Cofidis’ commitment to Paralympic sport

USA's Tyler Walker at the IPC Alpine Skiing NORAM Cup in Kimberley, Canada
Alpine Skiing

USA’s alpine skier Tyler Walker wins two NorAm Cup races in his hometown Aspen

Azerbaijan boccia nationals
Boccia

IPC Vice President Andrew Parsons attended the historic event

Bibian Mentel-Spee holds her arms high on the podium at the flower ceremony
Snowboard

One of the pioneers of para-snowboard, Dutch Paralympic champion Bibian Mentel-Spee, offers her tips on the athletes to watch ahead of the 2015 Worlds.

A night time shot of a river bank with stunning buildings in the background.
Spain

Keynote speakers will be announced shortly, but the IPC’s has called upon a broad audience to submit abstracts for consideration before 15 February 2015.

Taiki Morii
Alpine Skiing

Japanese quadruple Worlds gold medallist skier Taiki Morii is entering his seventh season in 2014-15, but is not considering hanging up sit-ski just yet.

Anne Wafula-Strike was appointed a UK Athletics non-executive director in December 2014.
Athletics

Anne Wafula-Strike joins UK Athletics as a non-executive director

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Biathlon

Sochi 2014 hosts won four out of six races in biathlon sprint on Wednesday (10 December) in Vuokatti, Finland.

Two athletes join in a selfie during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

As digital media continues to play an important role in fan experiences, the IPC has led the way with innovative projects in 2014.

A yellow mascots and blue mascot with green leaves as hair stand on top of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain.
Rio 2016

The public have until Sunday 14 December to vote for their favourite names for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic mascots.

Para-snowboard's debut at Sochi 2014 is No. 18 in the IPC's Top 50 Moments of 2014
Sochi 2014

Dutch rider Bibian Mentel-Spee and the USA’s Evan Strong became the first Paralympic champions at Sochi 2014, and the sport has continued to progress.

Portrait of smiling man wearing a basecap showing his bronze medal to the camera.
Shooting

New Zealand’s multiple Paralympic and worlds medallist will be the voice of para-sport shooters around the world.