PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Karen Van Nest

The four athletes will compete in open compound events 9-10 August.

Swimmers begin their race

Two European, two Oceanian, an Americas and an Asian record are broken during qualification on Tuesday (14 July).

Two smiling women hugging

The No. 4-ranked shooter won gold in the women’s P2 in Croatia, upsetting top-ranked compatriot Javanmardidodmani.

A visually impaired athlete swims

Two of out six world records set on day two of the IPC Swimming World Championships fell to swimmers under the age of 18.

Man in wheelchair and woman standing pose while dancing

Jongchui Choi won two of South Korea’s four gold medals in the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport New Taipei City Cup Open.

Chinese powerlifter on the bench, smiling

See the world’s strongest para-athletes continue their bid for Rio 2016 qualification at the Asian Open Championships live at Almaty2015.com

A swimmer celebrates a race win and world record

Australian Ellie Cole set her second world record of the day whilst there were three golds for the USA.

Nicolas Peifer of France and Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina pose with the winners trophy

The men’s doubles final crowned new champions, while the women’s side saw a title defended.

Ellie Cole, Natalie Du Toit

British swimmers also in excellent shape at home, with a new European record for Andrew Mullen at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Man in wheelchair poses in front of a wallpaper

Find out what some of the fastest qualifiers had to say after the first races of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.