PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rebecca Bedford of Great Britain - para-badminton

The event between 8-13 September is expected to attract 235 athletes from 36 countries

Marlou van Rhijn wins gold at Lyon 2013

The Dutch ‘Blade Babe’ lowered her own 100m T43 record whilst Aled Davies improved his shot put best, 24 hours after setting a new discus world record.

Danelle Umstead

The US husband and wife duo of Danelle and Rob Umstead are putting everything they have towards the 2015 Worlds.

Yuliya Halinska and Laura Garcia Benitez

In 13 events at Hungary’s biggest ever para-sport event, Uzbekistan took gold in four of them.

Arlen and Simmonds - London 2012

More sport and physical activity providers will be asked to commit their support to a new Charter, which aims to improve the number of active disabled people in Great Britain.

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

Slovakian skier Jakub Krako will use the growing competition in the men’s visually impaired field to try to push himself onto the podium at the 2015 Worlds.

Women passing a slalom pole on the slopes

Nearly 50 skiers from eight countries will compete in downhill and super-combined ahead of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada.

Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships logo unveiled

The event will take place this October attracting 1,300 athletes from 90 countries.

Two swimmers smile at each other after competing at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

Despite the return of Spanish swimming legend Teresa Perales, Norwegian Sarah Louise Rung is focused on multiple golds at July’s World Championships.

Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria

The world’s best riders from 18 countries have arrived in Spain for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships.