PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
How many disciplines are covered in para-swimming?
Swimming comprises men’s and women’s medal events in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, medley and relay across distances that range from 50m to 400m.
Liu Jing ready to face rival Seo Su Yeon for table tennis gold
Jing beat the South Korean in the final at the 2014 table tennis worlds, and knows she will be looking for revenge.
Five athletics rivalries for Incheon 2014
Top ranked Asian athletes will go head-to-head at the Asian Para Games between 18-24 October.
Japan's Kimura on form for Incheon 2014
Keiichi Kimura is one of Asia’s top ranked swimmers heading into Incheon 2014 thanks to a new coach and training regime.
Amy Purdy and Meryl Davis look back at Dancing with the Stars
American celebrity dance show contestants, Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy and Olympic ice-skater Meryl Davis, get together for the first time since the conclusion of the blockbuster series.
Canada proclaims 2015 ‘the Year of Sport’
During 2015, Canada will play host to a number of major sporting events, including the TORONTO 2015 Parapan American Games.
Panasonic signs Official Worldwide Paralympic Partnership agreement
Panasonic joins the likes of Atos, Ottobock, Samsung and Visa as Worldwide Paralympic Partners.
China's Mi 'fighting' injury at Incheon 2014
Double discus and shot put Paralympic and world champion Na Mi has revealed that a battle with injury is effecting her preparations for the Asian Para Games.
Entry process launched for Glasgow 2015
IPC Swimming has called for countries to submit the number of swimmers they will be sending to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
IPC confident of success at Tokyo 2020
IPC President Sir Philip Craven and Governing Board member Yasuhi Yamawaki addressed the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan on Thursday