PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Matti Suur-Hamari

The men’s snowboard cross SB-LL2 World Cup title will be decided between USA’s Mike Shea and Finland’s Matti Suur-Hamari.

Group of ice sledge hockey players

Team captain Dmitrii Lisov hopes that he can ‘let go’ enough to reach the same heights as 2013 sledge hockey World Championships.

Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.

Snowboarders from around the world will try and claim overall World Cup globes in banked slalom and snowboard-cross.

Swimmer Keiichi Kimura of Japan carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The Japanese broadcaster will provide around-the-clock coverage between 7-18 September.

Four people do cross-country skiing on slopes

Ukraine’s Shyshkova also keeps hopes of a top three finish alive with win in Vuokatti, Finland.

Australia's men's Wheelchair Basketball team

Before the athletes take the courts in Rio 2016, learn how they are assigned to their sport classes.

A man wearing a navy shirt playing table tennis

Twelve will represent Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.

two men running, one with red clothes, one with a yellow t shirt saying guide

The US world champion sprinter talks us through an average day at the US Olympic Training Centre.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

Ukraine’s Oleksii Densysiuk also continued his run of form with a win over European champion Korhan Yamac in Bangkok, Thailand.

a male wearing black and a helmet racing in a wheelchair

The Swiss wheelchair racer will start his 2016 season at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai