PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Jason Smyth, the Usain Bolt of the Paralympic Games, out to win sixth gold at Rio 2016
Irishman, the fastest para-athlete of all time, in Brazil to help celebrate one year until the Games.
World’s fastest para-athletes prepare for battle royale in Rio
Unprecedented race will bring together runners with different types of disability in celebration of one year until the Paralympic Games.
Rowing World Championships: Skarstein, Horrie move to finals
Norway’s Birgit Skarstein and Australia’s Erik Horrie won the AS women and men’s single sculls semi-finals, respectively, moving closer to defending their world titles.
Digital artists collaborate for Paralympic ‘Hackathon’
Workshop with around 50 journalists, designers, programmers and students kicks off celebrations for one year to Rio 2016.
Hickey swaps court for rink in bid for PyeongChang 2018
Fresh from silver-medal success in wheelchair basketball at Toronto 2015, Liam Hickey is hoping to make his Team Canada dreams a reality again.
IWBF Euros: Dutch hand Germany first loss
The defending European women’s champions defeated the London 2012 Paralympic champions on day six.
First IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Cup to get underway
Hungary will enter their first competition being held in St. Petersburg alongside athletes from nearly 20 countries.
Keeping it in the family: Para-athletes with strong family bonds
Find out family connections for Michael McKillop, Scott Reardon and Stef Reid are spurring them on to even greater things.
Face of the future: Australia’s Rheed McCracken
The T34 wheelchair racer talks about the influence of Kurt Fearnley and how he is aiming to win his first world title this October.
Festival to celebrate one year to go until Rio 2016
The two-day festival will include a race to define the world’s fastest sprinter, plus a rival football match between Brazil and Argentina.