PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sport Week: Intro to wheelchair fencing
This Para sport is one of the closest you can get to medieval combat.

Para cycling Road World Cup series conclude
Bilbao, Spain, hosted the third and final leg between 15 and 17 July.

Paralympics Ireland launches bid to find Paralympians
The initiative aims to recognise every Irish athlete since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, in 1960.

Music Monday with Rachel Morrison
A former cello player, Morrison enjoys unwinding to classical music.
Australia announce sailing team for Rio 2016
Six sailors will represent Australia at September’s Paralympic Games.

Sweden and Ecuador announce Paralympic delegations
A total of 54 athletes will represent Sweden, and four athletes and one guide will compete for Ecuador at Rio 2016.

Manila hosts IPC Athletics National Classifier Course
It was the first time an IPC Athletics education course has taken place in the country.

Review: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin
A look back at two days of action from the penultimate Grand Prix of the season in the German capital.

Sport week: Three sailing storylines for Rio 2016
Three potential storylines to follow heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Brazil’s ten athletes to look out for at Rio 2016
Brazil is hoping to take advantage of being the host nation and seek top-five finish in Rio 2016 medal tally.