PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ruth Hagspiel - alpine skiing

Poland’s men win two out of three races on final day of the Europa Cup Finals.

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain

Chris Vos, and Renske Van Beek both won their respective banked slalom races, en-route to overall globe titles.

Chantal Petitclerc concentrating before race in Beijing

The 14-time Paralympic gold medallist becomes latest Paralympian appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Skier in orange and white ski suit, skis at speed down slope

The pair are named as male and female para-alpine athletes of the year respectively on the reintroduction of a national awards programme by Alpine Canada.

Abdi Jama

The Great British player hopes to lift his team from London 2012 disappointment.

Nicole Den Dulk

The Netherlands grabbed five titles at the competition in Doha.

Tracey Ferguson #12 of Team Canada puts up a two pointer in Semi Final action against Team Netherlands at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Toronto, Canada.

Look back at the sport’s history in the Paralympic Games.

Competitors raise their pistols during the Mixed P4-50m Pistol-SH1 competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Irina Liakhu secured gold and there were two more bronze medals for Ukrainian shooters in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fiona Southorn, Jono Hailstone, Kate Horan at 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Mexico.

Defending world and Paralympic champions will go for more in the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

Daniel Dias of Brazil poses with his seven gold medal he won at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Daniel Dias, arguably the world’s best Paralympic swimmers, is one of the stars of the campaign which emphasises the warrior spirit of Paralympians.