PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

cross country skier and guide climb up a hill

Four World Cups will also take place between December 2016 and March 2017.

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Athletes are allocated 11 sport classes, and can compete either in a wheelchair or standing.

The Zimbabwean para LTA coxed four training in Gavirate, Italy.

In a country where the sport is not popular, Zimbabwe has put together a mixed coxed four team that will compete in Rio 2016.

Emma Wiggs of Great Britain

Six canoeists have been selected to compete in September’s Games, where the sport will make its Paralympic debut.

Man in GB jersey celebrating

Record-breaking performances in the field highlight day four's morning session at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships.

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The new agreement would run through 2032 and build on the current partnership and co-operation agreements that were signed prior to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Para-Shooter Michael Johnson

The Athens 2004 gold medallist will line-up alongside Jason Eales and Greg Reid at Rio 2016.

Upper bodies of two men in Russian jerseays on a track

Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.

Two wheelchair racers on the track after their race

Six world records fall on day four's afternoon session of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships.

Georgina Hermitage of Great Britain celebrates winning the Women's 400m T37 race and breaking the world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final.

On day three of Grosseto 2016, British sprinter Georgina Hermitage smashes her own world record.