PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating

Great Britain saw a 1-2-3 finish in the women’s PT4, with 22-year-old Steadman highlighting the category.

World and European champion, Kenny van Weeghel, gives an insight into his three heroes.

The Dutch wheelchair racer in a regular medallist at major Championships and has named his three heroes.

Yevheniy Bohodayko in the pool after a race

The most decorated athlete from the 2014 Euros, the Ukrainian enters the swimming Worlds in the unfamiliar position of underdog.

Phelipe Rodrigues with Andre Brasil showing their medals.

As a rival to teammate and multiple world and Paralympic champion Andre Brasil, Brazilian swimmer Phelipe Rodrigues is feeling more confident than ever ahead of the Worlds.

A portrait of a blond woman showing her gold medal

The USA’s 19-time world champion reveals who supports her as she prepares to defend her titles at Glasgow 2015.

A swimmers emerges from the water to begin a stroke

Great Britain could win four gold medals at home on the first day of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships on Monday (13 July).

Three shooters display their medals at an IPC Shooting World Cup

Frenchman sees off Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon to take gold at IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek.

Two women in wheelchairs on a tennis court hold a trophy and smile to the camera.

After having wheelchair doubles on the programme for 10 years, Wimbledon will feature singles for men and women from 2016.

Jeff Sauer, coach of Team USA, in the preliminary game against Germany at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.

USA Hockey also name support staff and announce national team tryouts.

Canada wheelchair rugby

The world’s second best team know they will have to beat Team USA to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.