Countries arriving in Rio for the Paralympics have been forced to clean "grimy" apartments in the Athletes Village and arrange their own transportation during the Games.

For most athletes, an Olympic career might last 12 years. For Libby Kosmala, it's more like 44.

Vogue Brazil has been slammed for using Photoshop trickery on their paralympic models in a controversial editorial.

NZ will still send a full team to compete at the Paralympic Games despite news of countries missing out because of a lack of money for the event.

The systemic Russian doping scandal is not deterring two of the country's Paralympic champions from defending their titles at Rio.

New Zealand has rounded out its team for the Rio Paralympics with the selection of two further para-athletes.

Paralympian Cameron Leslie certainly kept the best for the last as the final Kiwi to swim on day two of the IDM German Open.

The former SAS corporal, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2007, is once again lending his patronage to the Kiwi military paralympic team.

A new song to mark today's Day of People with Disability also aims to give our Paralympians a rousing anthem for next year's Rio games.

German long jumper Markus Rehm, who wants to compete against able-bodied athletes, took gold at the World Paralympics Championships yesterday.

The progression of paralympic athletes into the mainstream sporting coverage is a key aim of chef de mission Ben Lucas in the countdown to Rio.

New Zealand's high performance sports boss Alex Baumann accepts assessing para athletes' potential is hard. But he likes what he's seeing.

High Performance Sport New Zealand boss Alex Baumann has spoken of the good work of the administrators in unearthing the future stars.

Paralympics NZ will today launch its awareness and fundraising initiative, Spirit of Gold, at a public event. David Leggat reports.

Returning from the IPC world champs in Glasgow with a bumper haul of medals, the paralympic swimming team are now looking ahead to Rio.

New Zealand swimmers delivered at the right time and are now well placed to press on to next year's Rio Paralympics after a strong performance at the IPC world championships.

Michael Johnson is a world champion air rifle shooter, a Paralympic gold medallist and ranked No 1 and 2 in the world in his disciplines.

NZ Paralympic hero Adam Hall's year is off to a bright start after he bagged six medals, including four golds and World Cup silver and bronze.

Growing self-belief drives disabled skier to lift his sights higher.

If imitation is indeed the best form of flattery, then New Zealand elite sport is in a good space. New Zealand's high performance sporting systems are catching the eye, with delegations from across the globe visiting this country to watch.

Disabled athlete Daniel Holt had only just found his sporting niche in the swimming pool when it was ripped away from him.

Corey Peters was ‘’pretty blown away’’ after winning a Paralympic silver medal in Sochi, Russia yesterday.

New Zealand skiers Adam Hall and Corey Peters had to settle for a frustrating pair of fourth place finishes at the Paralympics in Sochi today.

New Zealand Paralympians Adam Hall and Corey Peters have put themselves into the medal frame after a disrupted day of skiing at the Sochi Games last night.