Twenty-Two Athletes Added to 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team
The 289-member team, which includes nine guides and pilots for visually-impaired athletes, is the largest U.S. delegation in history.
Wishing our Rio Paralympians well
Lord Mayor Clover Moore today hosted an official farewell ceremony for local and national athletes taking part in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in September.
IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final
The 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix season officially comes to a close on Saturday 23 July with the Grand Prix Final in London, Great Britain – the last chance for many of the world’s best Para athletes to compete before heading to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in less than 50 days’ time.
IPC statement on Russian Para athletes
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) would like to clarify that Friday’s (17 June) IAAF decision does not affect the participation of the Russian Para athletics team at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
FEI European Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships 2015: Twenty nations head to first Champs in France
A total of 75 athletes from 20 nations will compete at the FEI European Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships 2015 which get underway tomorrow (18 September) in Deauville (FRA), where a three-day battle for medals will take place alongside one of the last major pushes for world ranking points for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualification.
South Korea claim latest world record, host of shooters secure Rio 2016 places at IPC Shooting World Cup
South Korea set their second team world record at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday (17 September), as a host of other shooters secured qualification for their countries at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.