PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Nicaragua hosts youth talent camp
The project, funded by the Agitos Foundation, brought together six Central American countries and has identified young athletes, trained coaches and benefitted hundreds.
New PyeongChang 2018 President steps up with activities
Hee-beom Lee has hit the ground running with preparations for the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games.
Sport Week: History of athletics
Find more information on how the athletics grew to become the most popular sport on the Paralympic programme.
Jamaica’s Cunningham switches from throwing to sprint events for Rio 2016
The two-time Paralympic champion is hoping training alongside Usain Bolt will inspire him to track gold at September’s Paralympics.
Para canoeists shape-up for finals at Worlds
Great Britain’s Ian Marsden, Brazil’s Fernando Fernandes and China’s Wang Daquin amongst those going for gold in Duisburg, Germany.
Four world records fall at L’Hospitalet meeting in Barcelona, Spain
Kadeena Cox, Georgina Hermitage and Shelby Watson amongst the record breakers.
Dutch announce women’s wheelchair basketball team
The Netherlands have named 11 of the 12 who will represent their country in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Ostend to host Para cycling Road World Cup
Some of the world’s best Para cyclists will gather to compete at the UCI Road World Cup whilst they go through their final preparations for Rio 2016.
McGrath snaps Swoboda’s Worlds winning streak
Australian Curtis McGrath was crowned the new men’s KL2 world champion after an exciting 2016 Para Canoe Worlds finals in Duisburg.
Jorgensen smashes long jump world record in Rio
The Danish athlete improved the T42 world record on the second day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix with a leap of 6.67m