PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jessica Long

Les détenteurs de records mondiaux et leurs rivaux seront au devant de la scène au sixième jour de Montréal 2013.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and shoulders above the surface

Les champions paralympiques et mondiaux se sont tous qualifiés aux finales de la cinquième journée.

Germany wheelchair rugby

Great Britain will face Sweden and Denmark will challenge Germany in the semi-finals.

Montreal 2013 Day 1 heats

Read what the athletes said when they came off the water.

Leon Jorgensen

Denmark are off to a hot start at the IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby European Championships, having won their first three games.

Maria Jose Guevara

A pair of Venezuelans have built a para-dressage programme from the ground up, and now they’re ready to be among the elite.

John Kerry takes part in the "Lend Your Leg" programme in Bogota, Colombia.

John Kerry visited Bogota’s high performance centre for para-sport and relayed how important the Paralympic Movement is.

Mariappan Perumal of Malaysia waves to the crowd before he competes.

The event will take place from 3-7 November and is expected to draw 150 athletes from 20 countries.

Official presentation of Pachi the porcupine, the Toronto 2015 mascot

The Toronto Parapan American Games are being fully integrated with the able-bodied competition in the lead-up to Rio 2016.

Stephane Tardieu

Tom Aggar, Oksana Masters, Stephane Tardieu headline the field for this month’s World Rowing Championships in South Korea.