PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Dariusz Pender of Poland fences during his Gold Medal match against Romain Noble of France on day 7 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Polish team spirit strong ahead of wheelchair fencing World Cup.

Trevor HIRSCHFIELD, Canada races after the ball in his wheelchair

With a month to go until the Parapan Am Games, here are the top storylines to follow.

Reid in action

The draw for the third Grand Slam in wheelchair tennis was made on Monday (6 July).

A picture of a man throwing a discuss

Sixty athletes and four guides to represent Team USA at August’s Parapan American Games.

Four male judoka pose on podium

Fifteen judoka with visual impairments showcased their sport to the audience in Baku.

A picture of a man standing in front of a pool

Belarus’ five-time world champion Ihar Boki is targeting his own five world records at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.

No. 2 world ranked Lithuania lead the men’s side, while the Israeli women’s team are carrying momentum.

Natasha Baker

British riders especially get to figure out which horses they will compete with in September’s Europeans.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

Slovakian world and Paralympic gold medallist Veronika Vadovicova believes she is improving in all events ahead of the World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.

Group shot of around 10 people

More than 150 professionals have already signed up to support next year’s Paralympics.