PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Day 2 Highlights | Dublin 2018

Swimming

Dublin 2018: Gold medal tie on dramatic day two

More world records fall at European Championships

male boccia player Stephen McGuire takes a shot

Boccia

Liverpool 2018: World number ones crash out

Favourites stunned in BC4 and BC3 events

Belgium's Peter Genyn breaks men's 400m T51 world record

Athletics

Berlin 2018: Peter Genyn ready for return

European Championships are familiar territory for Belgian

male Para table tennis players Thomas Bruechle and Thomas Schmidberger in action

Table Tennis

Talented ‘Team Thomas’ take on table tennis

Germans in pole position for World Championship medals

male wheelchair basketballer Shaun Norris catches the ball

Wheelchair Basketball

Hamburg 2018: Shaun Norris’ new style

Fresh skills energise Australia’s wheelchair basketball captain

female wheelchair basketballer Marina Mohnen reaches over another player to block the ball

Wheelchair Basketball

Hamburg 2018: Marina Mohnen’s motivation

Wheelchair basketball veteran’s reason to return

three female Para swimmers, with Naomi Maike Schnittger in the centre, holding up their medals

Tokyo 2020

Dublin 2018: Naomi Maike Schnittger made in Japan

German swimmer eyes ‘home’ Paralympics at Tokyo 2020

two male wheelchair racers, Leo Pekka Tahti and Kenny van Weeghel, line up on the start line

Athletics

Berlin 2018: Leo Pekka Tahti vs. Kenny van Weeghel

Fifteen year-rivalry has its latest instalment at the Euros

Women in wheelchair dribbles basketball

Wheelchair Basketball

Hamburg 2018: Canada name teams

Twenty-four players will compete at Worlds

Day 1 Highlights | Dublin 2018

Swimming

Dublin 2018: World records falls on opening day

Italy and Ukraine make sensational start to European Championships

Athlete swimming with cap showing Ireland's flag

Swimming

Dublin 2018: Citi announced as 'Proud Partner' of Euros

More than 85 company employees volunteering during the competition

Liverpool 2018 World Boccia Championships - Day 2 highlights

Boccia

Liverpool 2018: Watcharaphon Vongsa stunned

Paralympic champion and world No. 1 beaten on day two

male Para triathlete Jumpei Kimura competing on a hand bike

Triathlon

Japan shine at Asian Para Triathlon Championships

Tokyo 2020 hosts in good shape ahead of home Paralympics

a group of African powerlifting officials smile for the camera

Powerlifting

Algiers 2018: Educating Africa

Participants from seven countries gain powerlifting knowledge

female Para taekwondo fighter Claudia Romero turns her head to the side

Taekwondo

Claudia Romero named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’

Mexican taekwondo athlete wins her second Pan Am title

Women's 100m T42 | Final | London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships

Athletics

Berlin 2018: Martina Caironi chases long jump gold

Missed out on European title at last three Championships

two Colombian wheelchair rugby players tackling a Polish player for the ball

Wheelchair Rugby

Sydney 2018: Six surprises

The top unexpected outcomes from the wheelchair rugby Worlds

male Para archer Andre Shelby prepares to shoot an arrow

Archery

Archers target Euros and Pan Am titles

Regional Championship medals on the line this week

Participants of the OCP1 Educator Course in Dubai, UAE, pose for a picture

Dubai hosts OCP1 Educator Course

Newly trained educators will soon deliver Organisational Capacity Programme workshops

a group of Japanese wheelchair rugby players celebrate on the court

Wheelchair Rugby

Sydney 2018: Six things we learned

Takeaways from the wheelchair rugby Worlds