PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The Zimbabwean para LTA coxed four training in Gavirate, Italy.

Heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, here are five storylines you should watch for.

The team of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrates after winning the gold in the Men's Sitting Volleyball competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Safet Alibasic is among the members expected to return on the team that has been together through more than Paralympic Games.

Pavlos Mamalos of Greece reacts with intense joy as he competes in the Men's -90 kg Powerlifting event.

Greece´s two-time Paralympic powerlifting medallist is determined to top the podium for the first time, in Rio.

Gordon Reid

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during July.

Simon Patmore

The Australian switched from a successful career on the running track to Para snowboard and has already achieved success.

Podium with 3 men

Here are the six boats to keep tabs on when Para rowing hits the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake.

Germany's Vivian Hosch

The biathlon World Championships bronze medallist is busy preparing to compete on home snow in 2017.

Jordan Paralympic Committee emblem

Jordan will send 10 athletes to the Paralympic Games in this September.

IPC Inclusion Summit

The Adecco Group will partner the Inclusion Summit and the UK’s Department for International Trade is partnering the Closing Cocktail Reception.

Petar Milenkovic

The sport is one of the fastest growing on the Paralympic programme – find out which countries will enter powerlifters to a Paralympic Games for the first time.