Para sport & Paralympic News
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Johnson aims for two medals at Suhl 2014
05.06.2014
One of New Zealand’s most prolific Paralympians Michael Johnson has revealed his medal targets for the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships and is confident of retaining his form through to Rio...
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Adermann looks to add world title to Paralympic gold
04.06.2014
After injuries put paid to Mareike Adermann’s hopes of playing professional basketball aged 14, the German will be forever thankful to her teacher for introducing her to the wheelchair format of...
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Suhl 2014 Shooting World Championships need you
28.05.2014
Organisers of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships taking place in Suhl, Germany, are seeking people with language skills to volunteer for the biggest shooting para-sport competition in 2014.
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Schulz slips past Bourseaux for para-triathlon title
26.05.2014
More than 60 athletes from 17 countries raced across five classes in Besancon, France.
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Germany stock up on Mannheim para-equestrian titles
20.05.2014
Several top riders showed what they are capable of at the Nations Cup, just a couple months ahead of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
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Surprise winners shine at Slovenian Para-Table Tennis Open
12.05.2014
Find out who won the men’s and women’s singles events and the team events at the major international competition.
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Nikelis-Davies rivalry to highlight Slovenian Open
06.05.2014
Forty top para-table tennis players will compete this week in Lasko, Slovenia.
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Aniek van Koot stumps Sabine Ellerbrock in South Africa
05.05.2014
Aniek van Koot, David Wagner and Stephane Houdet all triumphed at the Airports Company South Africa SA Open.
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Houdet, Ellerbrock, Wagner claim titles in South Africa
28.04.2014
All top three seeds won their respective classes at the wheelchair tennis Airports Company South Africa Gauteng Open.
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Germany’s Heiko Kroeger sails to gold in Hyeres
28.04.2014
Find out which athletes made the podium in one of the major tune-up events ahead of the IFDS Sailing World Championships.
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Berlin to play host to 600 leading swimmers this week
24.04.2014
Around 600 swimmers from 30 countries are set to compete in the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft
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First 14 entries named for Roland Garros
22.04.2014
The world’s top-ranked players Sabine Ellerbrock and Shingo Kunieda will both try to contest Roland Garros titles in June.
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Star studded line-up ready for Glasgow swimming meet
15.04.2014
More than 330 of the world’s best swimmers from 18 countries will swim in the same pool that will stage next year’s World Championships
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Shooting World Cup to kick off 2014 season
25.03.2014
More than 100 competitors from over 20 countries begin the 2014 calendar at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, ahead of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
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Anna Schaffelhuber completes quest for five golds
16.03.2014
For the second straight Winter Paralympics, a female skier won five alpine golds.
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Andrea Rothfuss grabs first career Paralympic gold
12.03.2014
With a victory in the women's standing slalom, the German alpine skier had the best day of her career in Sochi.
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McFadden, Eskau to highlight cross-country skiing opener
08.03.2014
The first day of Sochi 2014 cross-country skiing will feature the men’s and women’s long-distance sitting events.
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Top 14 dual-sport athletes at Sochi 2014
03.03.2014
Find out which 14 Sochi 2014 athletes have also competed on the international stage in summer sports.
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IPC reveals three Paralympic Hall of Fame inductees
27.02.2014
Find out which two athletes and which coach will be inaugurated during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Vote now for January’s Athlete of the Month
03.02.2014
Nominees for the award include: Alena Kaufman, Shingo Kunieda, Roman Petushkov, Markus Salcher, Anna Schaffelhuber and Mike Shea.
