PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
World Para-Taekwondo Championships get underway
More than 130 athletes to compete in flagship event in Samsun, Turkey.
Five facts about…..Namibia’s Johanna Benson
She won gold at London 2012, but what else do you know about the Namibian sprinter ahead of October’s IPC Athletics World Championships
IPC Swimming searches for new Vice Chairperson
The International Federation for para-swimming thanks outgoing Vice Chairperson Glenn Tasker for his work.
World record for South Korea at shooting World Cup
Australia also secure a quota place at the Rio 2016 qualifier in Sydney, Australia.
Rivalries to watch at the European Para-Equestrian Championships
London 2012 champion Sophie Christiansen and world champion Sara Morganti face off in the grade 1a. They are one of the matchups to watch.
Five candidate cities for 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Budapest, Hungary; Hamburg, Germany; Los Angeles, USA; Paris, France, and Rome, Italy – will compete to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Globo Group to broadcast the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil
SporTV will screen the competitions and Globo will have biggest coverage ever for the Paralympic Games in Brazil.
Six questions with Poland’s Michal Derus
Ahead of October’s IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, the Polish T46 sprinter answers six key questions.
Test event gives IPC confidence in Doha 2015’s success
Operations at the GCC Para-Athletics Championships, which will serve as the same site for October’s World Championships, ran ‘smoothly and to plan.’
Nations officially invited to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Around 170 countries are expected to compete in the biggest Paralympic Games ever next year.