PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos won the gold medal in the T45/46/47 - Men's 100m - Athletics

After the season’s third Grand Prix, here are the main talking points.

Jose Luis Campo

Chile’s Neven Ilic was elected President of the Pan American Sports Organisation (PASO) by one vote from Dominican Republic’s Jose Joaquin Puello.

Four people stand between two signed jerseys, posing for a photo

Paralympic.org caught up with Canada’s Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities.

World champions Brazil won the Rio 2016 goalball test event.

The Brazilian city will host the regional event, which will act as qualifier for the 2018 World Championships and the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.

A swimmer with limb impairments starts his race

Brazil’s most decorated Paralympic athlete has renewed his sponsorship deal with Panasonic until Tokyo 2020.

Liam Malone of New Zealand competes in the Men's 400m - T44 final during day 8 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The T43 sprinter made a name for himself at Rio 2016 with a string of impressive performances.

Georgina Hermitage of Great Britain celebrates winning the Women's 400m T37 race and breaking the world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final.

Find out how the double Paralympic champion balances training for London 2017 with looking after her daughter.

Bethany Firth of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke - S14 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The biggest gathering of Para swimmers since the Rio 2016 Paralympics is expected to be action-packed.

A swimmer celebrating his gold medal in the water, raising one arm.

More than 300 swimmers from 20 countries will compete in Great Britain from 27 April as the World Championships build-up continues.

male wheelchair basketballer Thomas Boehme challenging for the ball

The course will take place during the men’s European Championships, Division C.