PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Dubai 2016: Day two preview
Action in the field events dominates competition on the second day of the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships.

Carla Qualtrough honoured with International Women’s Day Recognition
The Canadian Minister for Sport and Persons with Disabilities was nominated alongside Anne Wafula-Strike, Irene Chang, Dr. Hayat Khattab and Moekie Grobbelaar.

Hailey Danisewicz’s para-triathlon career in numbers
These figures mark some significant moments in the para-triathlete’s road to Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 venue for Paralympic judo unveiled
Carioca Arena 3, which will become a sport-focused high school, inaugurated to celebrate six months until the Paralympic Games.
#IWD2016: Supporting women to make an impact
Ice sledge hockey coach Tara Chisholm and Barbara Daniels, a coach educator talk about their experiences of WoMentoring.
Victory for Mohammad Hammadi on day two of the IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships
The UAE's Mohamed Hammadi continues to dominate the track with his second victory in Dubai.

Sport Week: Classification in para-canoe
At Rio 2016, men and women will compete in three classes.

Music Monday: The USA’s Raymond Martin
The dominant force in men’s T52 wheelchair racing shares with us his three favourite tunes.

Sport Week: Introduction to para-canoe
Everything you need to know about para-canoe, ahead of its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.

Dubai 2016: Day one preview
Home favourite and multiple world championship medallist Mohamed Hammadi eyes gold in the 200m T34.