PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

No. 1: The IPC announces biggest ever broadcast and commercial agreements
Deal with NHK and Toyota underline the growth of interest in the Paralympic Movement ahead of Tokyo 2020.

Para-table tennis: Five questions for 2016
After the 2015 season, here are some lingering thoughts heading into the Games year.

PyeongChang 2018 aims to breakdown language barriers
Organising Committee signs MOU for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with various Ministries.
WADA chats with Tokyo 2020 Director of Sport about the spirit of sport
WADA caught up with the Director of Sport for Tokyo 2020 and got his thoughts on the importance of clean sport.

How preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games entered the home straight in 2015
Venues built, test events staged, volunteers selected, torches unveiled, preconceptions challenged and much more... it’s been a busy 12 months for organisers of the Rio 2016 Games

Ten things we learned in 2015: Wheelchair fencing
The year 2015 was action-packed for the world’s elite wheelchair fencers. Here are 10 things we learned about the sport over the past 12 months.

No.2 Rehm’s long jump of 8.40m creates global headlines
The German long jumper retained his world title with a performance that would have won him gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Europa Cups rearranged due to a lack of snow
Two IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup events planned for Spain in early January will now take place a month later.

No. 3 Rwandan women secure Rio 2016 sitting volleyball spot
For the first time, Africa will send a women’s sitting volleyball team to the Paralympics. That team will be Rwanda.