PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two men in British racing vests hold a union jack behind them as they celebrate victory,

The British war veteran will be aiming to stake his claim for a place in the Paralympics GB team for Rio 2016 with a good performance at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Australian sprinter Isis Holt and New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe break world records.

Sprinter Isis Holt lowered her own 100m T35 world record, whilst Sophie Pascoe took more than a second off the 100m butterfly S10 mark.

The Paralympian 01/2016 - cover

The first edition of 2016 profiles several of the athletes going for gold at September’s Games.

Florian Planker

The first day of the 2016 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, witnessed 11 goals.

Five ice sledge hockey players on the field during a game

Reigning champions Italy, hosts Sweden, Paralympic silver medallists Russia, Norway, Germany and the Czech Republic will play for honours from Tuesday (5 April).

England's Will Ling was the top scorer during The Dublin Friendship Tournament held in April 2016.

The tournament provided competition for nations to develop their football 7-a-side teams.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Wheelchair Tennis

The sport is one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports and will make its seventh Games appearance.

Rodrigo Luquez of Argentina and Jose Monteiro Guimaraes of Brazil in the football 7-a-side gold medal game at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Ukraine headlines Group A, while Worlds bronze medallists Brazil are the ones to beat in Group B.

Cindy Ouellet

The Dutch women’s wheelchair basketball team topped the friendly tournament.

The 100m T42 world champion Scott Reardon, shares with us his three favourite tunes.

Fresh from competing in the Australian Athletics Championships, the 100m T42 world champion shares his musical tastes.