Para sport & Paralympic News
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Maria Delgado Nadal fulfils her Paralympic dream in Rio
15.10.2016
“This Paralympic Games could not have been better for me,” said the Spanish swimmer, who made her Paralympic debut and won two bronzes.
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Spain to host wheelchair basketball Euros
10.10.2016
The 2017 European Championships-A will be held between 19 June–1 July in Tenerife.
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Spain’s Alvaro Valera adapts to changes
31.08.2016
The Spanish Para table tennis player last won Paralympic gold 16 years ago. He is determined to reclaim his title at Rio 2016.
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Spain to host 2018 blind football World Championships
26.07.2016
Madrid, Spain, has been selected as host city for the blind football World Championships, in 2018.
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Spain’s and South Africa’s delegations announced
20.07.2016
A total of 114 Spanish and 45 South African athletes will compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Para cycling Road World Cup series conclude
18.07.2016
Bilbao, Spain, hosted the third and final leg between 15 and 17 July.
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Faces of the Future: Spain’s Martin De la Puente
09.07.2016
The 17-year-old leads the wheelchair tennis junior world ranking and will make his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.
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NPC Spain and Samsung sign collaboration agreement
08.07.2016
Under its terms, Samsung will support the Spanish Paralympic athletes whilst they enter the final stages of preparations for Rio 2016.
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NPC Spain launches campaign ahead of Rio 2016
07.07.2016
The Spanish Paralympic Committee is distributing hundreds of hats as part of the “We take our hats off” campaign, in support of the national Paralympic team.
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NPC Spain renews partnership with Loterias
27.06.2016
Public lottery company Loterias y Apuestas del Estado has renewed its support for the Spanish Paralympic team ahead of Rio 2016.
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NPC Spain launches Rio 2016 webpage
25.06.2016
The Spanish Paralympic Committee has presented a webpage devoted exclusively to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Para athletes go on tour across Spain
24.06.2016
Spanish Para athletes travelled to 13 different cities as part of NPC Spain Rio 2016 promotional campaign.
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NPC Spain presents Rio 2016 kit
23.06.2016
Some of the most decorated Spanish Paralympians modelled the uniform they will wear at September’s Games during a ceremony on 21 June.
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Throwback Thursday: Spain’s Antonio Rebollo
23.06.2016
The Spanish archer is the only Paralympian to have lit the Olympic cauldron, at Barcelona 1992’s Opening Ceremony.
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Teresa Perales comics launched
02.06.2016
Telefonica Foundation has launched a comic series that tells the story of six-time swimming Paralympic champion Teresa Perales.
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Para sports broadcasted on Renfe trains
18.05.2016
Televisions placed on Renfe’s long-distance trains offer Para sport video features.
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Queen Letizia awards NPC Spain with the Red Cross Gold Medal
15.05.2016
The Spanish National Paralympic Committee received the distinction during a ceremony held at the Congress Palace in Albacete.
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Throwback Thursday: Spain’s Eric Villalon Fuentes
12.05.2016
Now retired from alpine skiing, Spain’s most decorated winter Paralympian splits his time between sports development and his passion for photography.
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Rehm amongst a host of global stars out to impress in Spain
10.05.2016
Around 150 athletes from 17 countries will compete in the IPC Athletics sanctioned event in Barcelona this Saturday.
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Swimmer Richard Oribe documentary released
22.04.2016
The documentary, directed by Iñigo Asensio, portrays the life of Spain’s multiple-Paralympic champion.
