PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Registration opens for sixth WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships
Record participation expected for first WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships since Paralympic inclusion.

Para-triathlon Paralympic Test event set for Rio
Many of the world’s best para-triathletes will be Brazil for the test event ahead of next year’s Paralympic Games.

UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: USA, Germany and Australia populate the podium
The second day of competition in Nottwil, Switzerland, also saw medal success for cyclists from Great Britain, China and Canada.
Slovakia NPC hosts series of youth sports camps
Three camps throughout the summer will allow children to try para-sports and hear from Paralympians.

UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: Italy retains relay world title
The team of Vittorio Podesta, Luca Mazzone, and Alessandro Zanardi were victorious in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Rahman king of the powerlifters at Almaty 2015
Iranian world and Paralympic champion breaks his own world record twice to lift 295kg.
Reyes hoping Toronto 2015 will be ‘great’ for Mexico
Paralympic champion Juan Reyes is relishing the chance to swim at his fourth Para Pan American Games in Canada.
Jung Min Lee quickly emerges into para-judo scene
Less than a year into the sport, the South Korean judoka has already captured two key titles in the men’s under-81kg.

#ThrowbackThursdays: Powerlifting at Guadalajara 2011
Relive the action from the last Parapan American Games with the Toronto 2015 edition fast approaching.

Toronto all set for successful Parapan American Games
Around 1,600 athletes from 28 countries will be in Canada for the event which features 15 sports.