PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Turkish powerlifter suspended for two years for anti-doping violation
Izzettin Kanat tested positive during an in-competition test at February’s 7th FAZZA IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE.
Naomi Soazo seeks to repeat Beijing 2008 gold
Venezuela’s 27-year-old judoka is confident she can give her country the second Paralympic gold medal in history at Rio 2016.
Rio 2016 preview: R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1)
Featuring all three podium finishers from the 2014 World Championships and London 2012 Paralympic Games, this event is not to be missed.
Rio 2016 preview: women’s up to 41kg
Turkey’s Paralympic, world and European champion Nazmiye Muratli will face a tough challenge.
Kazakhstan, Iceland reveal Rio 2016 teams
Kazakhstan will send 10 athletes to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and Iceland five.
Mexico’s athletics coach Emmanuel Campos aims high
#TeamAgitos coach dreams of seeing one of his pupils winning a Paralympic gold.
Teenager Isis Holt prepares for Paralympic debut in Rio.
The Australian 15-year-old cannot even remember watching London 2012 but heads to Rio 2016 as a double world champion and world record holder.
Rio 2016 preview: powerlifting men’s up to 49kg
The world and Paralympic champion will meet the world record holder in a tantalising clash.
Leeper’s two-year sanction stands after the CAS reject his appeal
The US sprinter will now serve the remainder of his two-year suspension for an anti-doping violation committed in June 2015.
The IPC's update on the Rio 2016 Organising Committee’s financial situation
The IPC today met with the Mayor of Rio and Federal Government to try find solutions to the Rio 2016 Organising Committee's budget issues.