PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Nations officially invited to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Around 170 countries are expected to compete in the biggest Paralympic Games ever next year.

China secure Rio 2016 places at shooting World Cup
South Korea also dominate the podium in Sydney, Australia, at the second Paralympic qualifier of 2015.
Powerlifter Adesokan dazzles at All Africa Games
Nigerian sets new world record at the 2015 All African Games.

Competitions get underway in Brazzaville
Nearly 300 athletes from 25 countries are competing for Rio 2016 qualification.

Tesch, Fitzgibbon look to ride London success into Rio 2016
The defending Paralympic, world champion duo aim to repeat their success in the mixed two person SKUD 18 class at Rio 2016.

Globo Group to broadcast the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil
SporTV will screen the competitions and Globo will have biggest coverage ever for the Paralympic Games in Brazil.

Ping grabs gold in China’s debut at para-badminton Worlds
Wang Ping upset Switzerland’s Karin Suter-Erath at the para-badminton World Championships 2015.

Rio 2016 shooting qualifier to kick-off in Sydney
The penultimate Paralympic qualification World Cup will see more than 150 shooters from 34 countries try to seal places for their countries from 15 September.
Five facts about…..Brazil’s Yohannson Nascimento
The Brazilian sprinter will be one to watch at Doha 2015 so are five interesting facts about the 27-year-old.

Whiley, Kunieda win US Open singles titles
Whiley becomes the first British woman to capture a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam singles win; Kunieda clinches his 20th singles title.