Avila Sanchez confident he can repeat Beijing 2008 success
Mexico’s judoka looks ahead to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with optimism, hoping for gold once again.
IPC Athletics Education course in Grosseto, Italy
The course enabled new and existing International Technical Officials and Technical Delegates receive training in how to pass on their knowledge to the next wave of Officials.
Sport Week: History of wheelchair tennis
The sport will make its seventh Paralympic Games appearance.
Riders make final push for Rio 2016 selection
Para-equestrian riders from around the world are in Deauville for shots at representing their nations at the Paralympics.
Sport Week: Wheelchair tennis venue at Rio 2016
The sport will take place on hard courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre.
#IDSDP: Russia, China go beyond the piste
Wheelchair fencing has allowed the two nations to come together and experience each other’s cultures.
Russia lead standings after win at Ostersund 2016
The Sochi 2014 silver medallists lead at the ice sledge hockey Euros on goal difference after their second game, whilst Italy and Norway are tied in second.
My best and worst moments with Poland’s Michal Derus
The World and European champion in the T47 class shares his highs and lows.
Dennis aims to bring USA back on to the podium
The US goalball player expects to play a key role in helping her team rebound from London 2012 disappointment.
#IDSDP: Swimmers’ friendship transcends borders
Paralympians Brad Snyder, Keichi Kimura and Matheus Sousa are fierce rivals in the pool, but have a friendship based on an understanding of life with a visual impairment.
Extensive Paralympics broadcast coverage coming to New Zealand
About 4.6 million people will get to watch Rio 2016 through TVNZ’s live streamed TV channel DUKE.
IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final events announced
IPC Athletics announces 16 events to take place at this summer’s Grand Prix Final in London, Great Britain.
Designer Nini Andrade Silva becomes swimming Euros ambassador
The world-renowned artist joins singer and celebrity Katia Aveiro as a proud advocate of the competition in Funchal, Portugal.
Sport Week: Classification in wheelchair tennis
Athletes are assigned to two sport classes, and all have an impairment that affects their legs.
Henson targets improvement at Grosseto Grand Prix
The British war veteran will be aiming to stake his claim for a place in the Paralympics GB team for Rio 2016 with a good performance at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Australian Holt and New Zealander Pascoe break world records
Sprinter Isis Holt lowered her own 100m T35 world record, whilst Sophie Pascoe took more than a second off the 100m butterfly S10 mark.
Special Rio 2016 preview edition of The Paralympian now available
The first edition of 2016 profiles several of the athletes going for gold at September’s Games.
Italy, Russia, Norway, all secure opening Euros wins
The first day of the 2016 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, witnessed 11 goals.
Harvey Norman to fundraise nationally in support of the New Zealand Paralympic Team
Australasia’s largest retailers of Furniture, Bedding, Computer and Electrical will conduct a nationwide fundraising campaign in support of the team heading to Rio 2016.
Chen eyes Asian Championships title
China’s Yijun Chen is hoping to guarantee a place at Rio 2016 with gold at the Asian Wheelchair Fencing Championships.
