PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Collage of the five nominated athletes of the month

The public has until 9 May to vote for their favourite of the five athletes.

Two rowers in a boat on the water

The British rowers hope to repeat their Rio success at September’s World Championships.

Sprinting woman

The South African sprinter will line-up at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy this week.

Nandor Tunkel

As the final edition of the season, there are many great excuses to tune in to the live coverage from Hungary.

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva of Brazil competes at men's shot put qualifying at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Find out which athletes set yet to be ratified world records last month.

A group of Para ice hockey players celebrating.

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during April.

Brazil - wheelchair basketball - South American Championships

The Brazilian women’s team took the South American Championships title following a 67-40 victory over Argentina; hosts Peru claimed bronze.

Jose de Jesus Castillo

Whilst he gets ready to compete at the World Cup in Eger, Hungary, the Mexican powerlifter shares his excitement about the Worlds on home soil.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

The first major international rowing competition kicks off, among other events this month.

Upper body of man throwing a red ball

The competition will be held 9-19 August at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.