PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos won the gold medal in the T45/46/47 - Men's 100m - Athletics

The Brazilian starts his season at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, a place that holds special memories.

South Korean celebrities try out wheelchair curling as part of PyeongChang 2018's third Paralympic Day celebrations.

Interactive Winter Games Curriculum aims to directly engage one million students

Close up of swimmer doing breast stroke

The swimmer won three gold medals and two silvers at Rio 2016

Raoua Tlili of Tunisia competes in the women's discus throw - F41 final during the day 8 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Nearly 190 athletes from 13 countries will be competing in Tunis between 13-15 April.

A wheelchair racer cuts through the finishing tape on a wet damp road.

The T53 racer hopes to build on a fifth place finish last time out in Tokyo.

Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)

The event will take place in Cluj Napoca this October.

Mina Mojtahedi

Paralympian Mina Mojtahedi will serve a four-year term, leading Finland to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The sponsorship project 'The Missing Piece', implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb, won its eighth award.

The sponsorship project implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb won its eighth award.

Participants of Para table tennis camp pose for the photo.

Fifty five players from 10 countries will compete in Suva, Fiji, from 13-16 April.

Sandro Kalegaris - Italy - Para ice hockey

Italy, Canada and hosts South Korea win on first day at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.