PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Vladimir Udaltcov and guide Ruslan Bogachev compete in the men's cross-country sprint visually impaired at Cable 2015.

Andrew Soule and Oksana Masters also win two medals for the host’s USA.

Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court

Opening day of Australian Open competition sees no major shocks as big names make progress.

Channel 4 presenters

Britain’s award winning Paralympic broadcasters aims to recruit 24 trainees with the potential to work on the next Paralympic Games

France's standing skier Marie Bochet skiing around a gate.

Double victory for Marie Bochet as skiers complete two downhill races with just one month until the 2015 Worlds.

Women in sit ski on snow

Tatyana McFadden will try to grab the latest medals for the hosts and Sweden’s Zebastian Modin is on the hunt for his first World title.

Yu Chui Yee

Hong Kong's seven-time Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion is confident of adding more titles to her peerless record this year.

Portrait shot of young man wearing red polo

England’s football 7-a-side captain is looking forward to this summer’s competition, especially after secuing his side’s success at the 2014 European Championships.

Anti-Doping London image

Iago Gorgodze tested positive for two substances during an out-of-competition test conducted in September.

Roman Petushkov

Russia’s Roman Petushkov is still looking for his first medal whilst Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine are also in podium contention.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock

Kunieda and Ellerbrock warm-up for the defence of their Australian Open titles with wins in Melbourne.