PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Five storylines for shooting Paralympic qualifiers
A number of great athletes are preparing themselves for three qualification World Cups, the first of which takes place in Osijek, Croatia, from 10 July.
#SuperheroSunday: Margarita Goncharova
After breaking the long jump T38 world record last week in Berlin, Germany, the T38 athlete shares with us her three heroes.
Taekwondo classes to be held for Korean visually impaired students
Behind the support of the National Paralympic Committee of Korea, the class will help develop athletes and the sport.
New judo world rankings published
The new rankings take into account performances at May’s IBSA World Games in Seoul, Korea.
Road to Rio continues with Sao Paulo workshop
The Agitos Foundation is working with Rio 2016 and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee to ensure a meaningful legacy for para-sport in the Americas.
Giant slalom to attract more athletes to snowboard
Event to be added to the snowboard programme to give new athletes more opportunities to compete.
Botswana showcases para-sport
National Paralympic Committee builds on momentum of Agitos Foundation’s Organisational Capacity Programme participation.
Russia and Ukraine to face-off for world football title
The defending world champions Russia will go head-to-head with European title winner Ukraine in Sunday’s final of the Cerebral Palsy Football 7-a-side World Championships.
Chuck Aoki: Not an Olympian
The US wheelchair rugby player was recently referred to as an “Olympian.” He explains why that stuck out to him.
Anderson inducted into Hall of Fame
The Canadian wheelchair basketball ace was inducted into the Centre Wellington Sport Hall of Fame.