PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Faces of the future: Ireland’s Thomas Moylan
In a new series profiling the stars of tomorrow, we look at the wheelchair rugby rookie has been key in Ireland’s rise in the ranks.

Consistency key for new world champion Perrine
As the triple women’s visually impaired world champion from the 2015 Worlds, Australian Perrine already knows what is required to stay at the top.

Canada names Toronto 2015 judo, table tennis teams
Four judoka, eight table tennis players will have a chance to compete for berths to Rio 2016.

Dedaj headlines Italian winners at Grosseto Grand Prix
The European multi-medallist won her long jump competition on the first day of action at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Italy.

Road World Cup series stops in Yverdon-les-Bains
Team Italy is riding momentum off of their 19 medals in the first World Cup earlier in June.

Football-7 World Championships 2015: 6 things to watch
Beat writer Richard McTiernan answers some key questions heading into the event, which will serve as a qualifier for Rio 2016.

Iran sets two Asian records at National Championships
Field athletes Amini, Mohammadian looked strong ahead of the World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Australia win bid to host 2019 INAS Global Games
The competition takes place ahead of Tokyo 2020, giving athletes an opportunity to qualify.

INAS celebrates Global ID Sports Day
The inaugural event is aimed to raise awareness on intellectually disable sport.

Beijing to stage Boccia World Individual Championships
The 2016 World Championships in March will be the last stop for athletes seeking a spot in Rio 2016.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix Grosseto
More than 470 athletes from 38 countries will line-up this weekend in the Italian city for the eighth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the year.

For Balk, Lillehammer set bar for Winter Paralympics
The former US sit-skier recalls what made the 1994 Winter Games special and the changes he has seen since.

Long is ‘whole new swimmer with nothing to prove’
Long is ‘whole new swimmer with nothing to prove’

USA a potential dark horse in World Championships
After taking third in a recent tournament, the US showed they have the capability to make a run in the football 7-a-side Worlds.

Sedakov leads the scores with triple gold in Belgrade
The Russian won all his couples and singles events as his teammates also took a total of seven golds.

Five facts about Grosseto
Ahead of this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy, here are five facts that you might not know about the city.

Spanish swimmers set for Glasgow
Six-time Paralympic champion Teresa Perales and reigning world champion Sarai Gascon just some of the names set to compete at the 2015 swimming Worlds.

#WorkoutWednesday: Walid Ktila
The Tunisian multi world and Paralympic champion gives an insight in to what makes him the world’s best T34 wheelchair racer.

Ferguson hopes Team Canada wins gold at Toronto 2015
After winning the world title in Toronto last year, the six-time Paralympian is hoping to top the podium in wheelchair basketball once again.

PyeongChang 2018 assessed on first official visit
Representatives from IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard went to South Korea to check on progress for skiing and snowboard for the next Paralympic Winter Games.