PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Yu Chui Yee

IPC announces the names of eight boccia athletes and six wheelchair fencers who are stars to look out for ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Two young women running on a track, head to head

With September’s Paralympic Games fast approaching, here are 10 young athletes who could make a big name for themselves on the world’s biggest stage.

British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.

The event will be held in Funchal, Madeira, between 30 April – 7 May.

Dylan Alcott celebrates winning his quad wheelchair tennis singles match against Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne at the 2014 Australian Open.

Former Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Alcott succeeds the USA’s David Wagner.

Opened in January 2016, PyeongChang 2018 house is designed to promote the Games and highlight the environmentally friendly theme of PyeongChang 2018.

The hospitality venue in Gangneung aims to promote the Games and highlight the environmentally friendly theme of PyeongChang 2018.

Zak Madell

Find out which athletes are tipped to make a big impact in cycling and wheelchair rugby at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Zahra Nemati

The IPC names six archers and eight wheelchair tennis players who it believes could make a huge impact on Paralympic sport in 2016.

Pepo Puch

Walter Pfaller will head the Austrian delegation as his country look to build on the 13 medals they won at London 2012.

Grigoris Polychronidis

Stefanoudakis, Korokida and boccia pairs team recognised by the Panhellenic Association of Sports Press

Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court

For Japanese star Kunieda, a seventh world title makes him the most decorated player in men’s wheelchair tennis.