PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Prendergast set for IPC Athletics World Championships Marathon
New Zealand has named a three-strong team for the event which will take place in London, Great Britain.
Dutch confident of retaining wheelchair basketball European gold
Two-time Paralympian Inge Huitzing believes the Netherlands have what it takes to retain their European wheelchair basketball title this summer.
Canada names first swimmers heading to Toronto 2015
Forty swimmers, including Paralympic medallists Benoit Huot, Aurelie Rivard and Adam Purdy, have been nominated to compete for the hosts of the 2015 Parapan American Games.
South Korea win gold, Slovakia clinch bronze in Ostersund
Players from South Korea, Sweden and Austria received tournament honours at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.
#SuperheroSunday: Sophie Hahn
British teenage sprint sensation tells us which three people she looks up to.
Overall biathlon and cross-country skiing World Cup titles decided
Final races of the season in Surnadal, Norway, brought the curtain down on the 2014/2015 IPC Nordic Skiing season.
Long sets world record on first day of Can Am Swimming Championships
The US champion is the first para-swimmer to set a world record in the pool that will stage August’s Parapan American Games.
Brazilian football 7-a-side internationals to show off their skills on Copacabana Beach
Members of the national team will show off their skills and invite the public to join in on Saturday (21 March)
Ukraine’s Kononova upstaged by teammate Liashenko
Russian athletes win four out of six events in biathlon pursuit on Friday in Norway.
Ugandan para-rowers aim for Rio
In a land of breathtaking beauty at the heart of the African continent, para-rowing is bringing new opportunities and a Paralympic challenge to Ugandans living with a disability.