PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in a canoe in action

Brazilian canoers won five of the six Para canoe events contested in Paipa, Colombia.

Marlou van Rhijn of Netherlands competes in the Women's 200m - T44 Fina

The Dutch three-time Paralympic gold medallist is looking to improve further under a new coach.

Jamie Burdekin Performing

Great Britain’s three Paralympic players announced their retirements from competitive sport.

Jetze Plat NED celebrates winning the Gold Medal in the Men's PT1 Triathlon at Fort Copacabana. The Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro

The Netherlands’ dual-sport Paralympic champion started his season right with a triathlon win in Australia.

Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer of France

France men’s wheelchair tennis team is favourite to defend last year’s title; the Netherlands and USA are hopeful of winning the women’s and quad’s events.

Abdellatif-Baka

The 1,500m Paralympic champion made global headlines at Rio 2016 winning in a time faster than the Olympic gold medallist.

Male swimmer celebrates on pool deck

The S4 swimmer lowered the 50m backstroke time of Mexico’s Juan Reyes set at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

Japan's Sho Watanabe crosses the line to take the 2017 Tokyo marathon ahead of Switzerland's Marcel Hug.

The Organising Committee is aiming to learn from the iconic event’s experience.

Cristian Valenzuela

Chile’s London 2012 athletics champion is hoping to successfully defend the Doha 2015 world title in the men’s 5,000m T11 at London 2017.

Women in racing wheelchair

Following marathon wins in Boston and London, can Manuela Schär challenge Tatyana McFadden’s dominance in the T54 class?