PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Skier in orange and white ski suit, skis at speed down slope

The pair are named as male and female para-alpine athletes of the year respectively on the reintroduction of a national awards programme by Alpine Canada.

Abdi Jama

The Great British player hopes to lift his team from London 2012 disappointment.

Nicole Den Dulk

The Netherlands grabbed five titles at the competition in Doha.

Tracey Ferguson #12 of Team Canada puts up a two pointer in Semi Final action against Team Netherlands at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Toronto, Canada.

Look back at the sport’s history in the Paralympic Games.

Competitors raise their pistols during the Mixed P4-50m Pistol-SH1 competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Irina Liakhu secured gold and there were two more bronze medals for Ukrainian shooters in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fiona Southorn, Jono Hailstone, Kate Horan at 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Mexico.

Defending world and Paralympic champions will go for more in the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

Daniel Dias of Brazil poses with his seven gold medal he won at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Daniel Dias, arguably the world’s best Paralympic swimmers, is one of the stars of the campaign which emphasises the warrior spirit of Paralympians.

Man with prosthetic leg jumping in a stadium

The Japanese long jumper dislikes sand and never trains for the event, but is the man to beat in the T42 class as Rio 2016 approaches.

Wide shot of two Nordic skiers skating close together on the crest of the hill, with one skier a short distance behind. Big mountain in background

Norway’s overall cross-country World Cup winner in the men’s visually impaired from last season is excited about the race in Finland on Saturday (19 March).

Miroslav Haraus

Miroslav Haraus and Martin France were victorious on the Swiss slopes as skiers competed in the super combined.