PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Yu Chui Yee ends drought ahead of Rio 2016
The Hong Kong, China wheelchair fencing Paralympic champion captured gold at the World Cup in Warsaw.
PyeongChang 2018 kicks off mascot promotional tour
The white tiger Soohorang and the Asiatic black bear Bandabi, the official mascots for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, will make a nationwide promotional tour.
NBC to premiere Paralympic Team Trials special
A one-hour special will document the making of the 2016 US Paralympic Team that will compete in Rio.
World’s best Para athletes set for Müller Anniversary Games
Headliners at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final include home favourites David Weir, Hannah Cockroft and Jonnie Peacock
Training with powerlifter Lei Liu
Aiming for a new world record at Rio 2016, China’s Liu talks training and preparation.
Sport Week: Intro to wheelchair fencing
This Para sport is one of the closest you can get to medieval combat.
Para cycling Road World Cup series conclude
Bilbao, Spain, hosted the third and final leg between 15 and 17 July.
Paralympics Ireland launches bid to find Paralympians
The initiative aims to recognise every Irish athlete since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, in 1960.
Music Monday with Rachel Morrison
A former cello player, Morrison enjoys unwinding to classical music.