PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Florian Planker

The first day of the 2016 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, witnessed 11 goals.

Five ice sledge hockey players on the field during a game

Reigning champions Italy, hosts Sweden, Paralympic silver medallists Russia, Norway, Germany and the Czech Republic will play for honours from Tuesday (5 April).

England's Will Ling was the top scorer during The Dublin Friendship Tournament held in April 2016.

The tournament provided competition for nations to develop their football 7-a-side teams.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Wheelchair Tennis

The sport is one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports and will make its seventh Games appearance.

Rodrigo Luquez of Argentina and Jose Monteiro Guimaraes of Brazil in the football 7-a-side gold medal game at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Ukraine headlines Group A, while Worlds bronze medallists Brazil are the ones to beat in Group B.

Cindy Ouellet

The Dutch women’s wheelchair basketball team topped the friendly tournament.

The 100m T42 world champion Scott Reardon, shares with us his three favourite tunes.

Fresh from competing in the Australian Athletics Championships, the 100m T42 world champion shares his musical tastes.

Shot from the back, woman doing archery

The German women’s compound team is looking to defend their 2014 title.

Per Kasperi celebrating with his teammate in the game against Austria at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden.

The 22-year-old has especially developed physically to help Sweden at Ostersund 2016.

Maciel Sousa Santos - Boccia

Here are the top storylines in the sport heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.