PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A para-equestrian rider is pictured galloping on his horse.

The country hopes to take after Singapore’s rise in the sport and field a Paralympic team by Rio 2016 or Tokyo 2020.

Agitos at  Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Centre

Rob Walsh, the Chairperson of the IPC Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee has hailed the Games as a huge success and highlighted an area that can make the PyeongChang 2018 Games even better.

Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock sits in her wheelchair and hits a tennis ball.

All top three seeds won their respective classes at the wheelchair tennis Airports Company South Africa Gauteng Open.

Lucas Prado

The third IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 sees a renewal of a Brazilian rivalry and a promising performance for teenager Petrucio dos Santos.

34 people sit and stand in front on a wall for a group picture

An Agitos Foundation supported project, a first of its kind in the country, trains powerlifting referees and classifiers with the aim of holding national championships in the future.

Athlete swimming.

In total, 22 world records were broken at the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft swimming competition.

Two judokas in competition

Athletes from 10 different countries had the chance to travel to the next Paralympic Games host city.

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.

August’s event to feature 199 medal events during five days of thrilling competition

The back of Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero is seen as he jumps over the high bar.

While Cuba’s Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero stole the spotlight, several Brazilian youngsters also showcased their promise for Rio 2016.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.

Ingrid Thunem, Jessica Long and Oliver Hynd all touched the wall in top times to open the International Deutsche Meisterschaft event.