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20-23 September

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Podium with three women in wheelchairs

The first time Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield entered the London Stadium, the venue for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, competing was a pipe dream.

Dutch player Buis with singles trophy at Roland Garros

Marjolein Buis hoping for another special week at the French Open where she won her first Grand Slam title.

Jakub Krako, Slovakia day one in the men's downhill visually impaired

Four-time Paralympic champion already back in training ahead of the 2017-18 season.

Yui Kamiji

World No.2 continues her winning run at Daegu Open to become strong favourite at Roland Garros.

Erkki Miinala

Finland goalball veteran believes team will be in top form at home European Championships in Lahti.

Alexis Hanquinquant - France - Para triathlon

France win five events and secure 11 podium finishes at Para Triathlon World Cup.

Numerous world records have been broken at the track in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Some outstanding performances seen on last day of competition in penultimate Grand Prix of the season.

Jason Smyth of Ireland celebrates after winning the Men's 100m - T13 Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The world’s fastest Paralympian believes he can go even faster at London 2017 this July.

Steve Serio of United States competes during the Wheelchair Basketball match between United States and Israel during the 2008 Beijing Paralympics

Eight players from Rio 2016 gold medal team will be on 2017 national team.

Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)

As part of this year´s celebrations for the African Union Day, the Ghana Blind Sports Association organised a goalball event, on 25 May.

Cristian Valenzuela

The Chilean delegations for the athletics, powerlifting and swimming Worlds have been announced.

USA's Danelle and Rob Umstead raise the 2015-16 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup globe for women's slalom visually impaired

The 19-year-old is incorporating “some alternative fitness things” and a nutritionist into her offseason routine.

Wheelchair Rugby Denmark

The Danes warmed up for the wheelchair rugby Euros by going un beaten in the five team tournament.

Jae Rim Yang of Korea

One of South Korea’s main medal hopes for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games looks back on her 2016/17 season.

Stephane Houdet FRA (left) and Nicolas Peifer FRA celebrate as they win the Gold Medal Match against Alfie Hewett GBR and Gordon Reid GBR in the Men's Doubles Gold Medal Match

Jean-Pierre Limborg, pioneer of wheelchair tennis in France, gave an insight into how the sport has grown over the last decades.

Under the slogan “Now Dream, Tomorrow Paralympian!” 56 athletes with impairments and coaches from 10 different countries were invited, including Ecuador, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

The sports festival was held for the 11th time and saw thousands of young athletes compete.

Brent Lakatos of Canada competes in the men's 400 meter T53 at Olympic Stadium during day 3 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The Canadian broke the Swiss Silver Bullet's seven year-old T53/54 record on a stunning day of Para athletics in Switzerland.

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34

With athletes getting ready for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, many were in record breaking form.

Sherzod Namozov UZB (white) battles with Makoto Hirose JPN during the Men -60 kg Gold Medal bout

Uzbek judokas won eight of the 12 events on home soil in the capital city of Tashkent, between 26-27 May.

Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) conducted a training camp aimed at local players, coaches and volunteers, between 27-28 May.