PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two blindfolded football players fight for the ball

IBSA has confirmed that Germany’s capital city will held the Euros, from 17-27 August 2017.

A shot of the upper half of two women holding two Paralympic gold medals

Ramona and Carmen are hoping to excel hand in hand once again, at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon

Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon Moreno have a special friendship outside the pool as well as an ongoing rivalry in it.

Aerial view of a big stadium in a city

The competition will take place in one of Rio’s iconic, cultural venues.

Two women in wheelchairs look at each other smiling on a grass tennis court.

With the addition of the first singles events at the Grand Slam, wheelchair tennis prize money totals GBP 200,000.

Natasha Baker

Baker won all three events on the same horse she won double gold on from London 2012.

Two women smiling at each other in a swimmig pool after a race

Ellie Simmonds and Bethany Firth showed their intent for Rio 2016 by setting new world marks.

Wheelchar racer celebrates as he crosses a finish line.

He won his second successive London Marathon last weekend, but now shares his career highs and lows.

Michelle Salt on starting gates of

The Canadian snowboarder is aiming for more podium finishes as she heads towards the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

A picture of a powerlifter on a bench competing

Japan will host its first major Para powerlifting Championships just two years before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.