PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Peter Rosenmeier from Denmark plays at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Competition kicks off on 12 October in Vejle, Denmark.

Woman in rowing boat

The Israeli won her first World Championships gold medal in para-rowing.

Woman in racing wheelchair, smiling

The marathon served as a Paralympic qualifier for Team USA.

Colin Lynch

A punctured tyre dashed the Irishman’s hopes of breaking the record.

Team Canada at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA

Fifteen players who helped Canada win silver at the 2015 World Championships A-Pool named to 2015-16 squad, alongside five new faces.

Roly Crichton and Sophie Pascoe.

Sophie Pascoe’s coach is recognised for his significant contribution to para-sport spanning four decades.

Alberto Simonelli

The Italian world champion broke two new records during his national championships.

Rixt van der Horst

The newly crowned double-European champion shares some interesting facts about herself.

Man in racing wheelchair holding a Dutch flag, celebrating

The Dutch wheelchair racer takes on no fewer than five events at this month's IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha. Here are five more facts about him.

Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft, gives an insight into her three heroes.

The four-time world champion reveals her three heroes ahead of the IPC Athletics World Championships.