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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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.
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.
Manila hosts IPC Athletics National Classifier Course
It was the first time an IPC Athletics education course has taken place in the country.
Review: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin
A look back at two days of action from the penultimate Grand Prix of the season in the German capital.
Sport week: Three sailing storylines for Rio 2016
Three potential storylines to follow heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Brazil’s ten athletes to look out for at Rio 2016
Brazil is hoping to take advantage of being the host nation and seek top-five finish in Rio 2016 medal tally.
Australia announce sailing team for Rio 2016
Six sailors will represent Australia at September’s Paralympic Games.
Sweden and Ecuador announce Paralympic delegations
A total of 54 athletes will represent Sweden, and four athletes and one guide will compete for Ecuador at Rio 2016.
‘How I got into…’ with Richard Browne
The 100m and 200m T44 world champion and world record holder explains how he got into Para athletics.
WADA announces vacancies for 2017 Committees
The World Anti-Doping Agency is seeking nominations for candidates to sit on its four standing committees in 2017.
IBSA announces dates of major goalball competitions
The International Blind Sports Federation has released the dates for the 2016 Asia-Pacific Youth Championships and the 2018 World Championships.
Sport week: Sailors to look out for at Rio 2016
Check out some sailors that will headline September’s Paralympic Games.
Berlin to stage 2018 European Para Athletics Championships
The German capital is expected to attract more than 600 athletes from 40 countries in August 2018.
Para archer Drahoninsky the main target at Rio 2016
After recently winning European gold, the Czech Republic’s David Drahoninsky remains the one to beat in the men’s W1.
MEP calls on European media for Games to be an event without communication barriers
Silvia Costa MEP, the Chair of the Committee on Culture, Education and Sport at the European Parliament, has called for media to give equal prominence to the Olympics and Paralympics.
Rio 2016 creative director : ‘You’ll cry tears of emotion’
With two months until the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony, Marcelo Paiva speaks about his sports experience and inspirations for the celebration.
“Yes I Can!” Channel 4 create “best Paralympic TV commercial ever!”
IPC President Sir Philip Craven gives his glowing reaction to the British broadcaster’s new Rio 2016 Paralympic Games TV commercial.