PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Date change for 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships
The biggest para-athletics event ahead of Rio 2016 will now take place between 22-31 October 2015.
WADA approves APC anti-doping rules
The new rules formulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee will be in use during the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.
Xiao Fei Gu targeting gold and records at Asian Para Games
The world champion is keen to add to his medal collection at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.
Press Accreditation open for the TO2015 Parapan Am Games
TO2015 has opened the press accreditation process for the 2015 Parapan American Games.
4: Jonnie Peacock silences 80,000 people
Before sending them into raptures 10.90 seconds later at London 2012
Series of 2015 regional powerlifting comps announced
Competitions confirmed for the Americas, Asia and Europe in the year before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
5: Sydney 2000
The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games got the Paralympic Movement back on the track with a sensational showcase of sport.
Eight courts under construction for TORONTO 2015
The best wheelchair tennis stars will battle it out on eight brand new courts built at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Who introduced archery to the Paralympic Movement?
Sir Ludwig Guttmann chose archery to open the programme of the first International Games for the Disabled at Stoke Mandeville in 1948. Later on it was one of the original Paralympic sports at the Rome 1960 Paralympic Games.
Italy’s Sara Morganti wins Allianz Athlete of the Month Best Female
After her incredible performance at the Alltech 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, Morganti received 41 per cent of the vote.