PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Swimming

American swimmers show their dominance in the pool by breaking three world records on day one of the Spring CanAms which also serves as the US Paralympics Spring Nationals.

Cross-Country Skiing

Take a look at the biggest rising stars in cross-country skiing and biathlon from Sochi 2014.

Canada

Members of Canada’s Sochi 2014 Paralympic team are celebrating their return throughout the country.

Wheelchair Fencing

Two of Hong Kong’s wheelchair fencers have found the perfect matchup: each other.

Wheelchair Basketball

Twenty-one players have been named to Australia's team for the IWBF Men's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.

Snowboard

Remember these names as snowboard continues to grow post-Sochi 2014 and in the lead-up to PyeongChang 2018.

Canoe

Fernando Fernandes and Debora Benivides were the biggest starts of the event in Sao Paulo.

Swimming

Over 200 swimmers from eight countries compete in one of the highlights of the para-swimming calendar.

Sochi 2014

IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez received the Order of Honour and Order of Friendship.

Alpine Skiing

The French star was honoured for winning five titles at last year’s IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Athletics

More than 600 athletes will compete for medals in seven sports in South America.

Tokyo 2020

Take a look at the newly appointed memebers of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board.

Rio 2016

“Impressive” venues to host last major global gathering of athletes ahead of Rio 2016 from 19-28 November 2015.

Sochi 2014

Take a look at the next crop of top alpine skiers who made their Paralympic debuts at Sochi 2014.

Sochi 2014

The alpine skier was the only representative of his country in Sochi and the first to compete in both a Summer and Winter Paralympics.

Shooting

More than 100 competitors from over 20 countries begin the 2014 calendar at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, ahead of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl, Germany.

During Sochi 2014, 30 leading winter sport athletes recorded behind-the-scenes video blogs.

Powerlifting

Leading up to the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, the British lifter highlights five of his favourite Paralympians.

Sochi 2014

The Sochi 2014 Paralympics exposed five young athletes to watch over the next few years in ice sledge hockey.

Wheelchair Basketball

Sixteen teams from around the world will play in wheelchair basketball’s biggest event this July.