PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in a sit ski passing a gate

Representatives from IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard visited the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games host city from 16-19 June.

View on a biathlon stadium, covered with snow

Race Director Len Apedaile and Head of IPC Snow Sports Dimitrije Lazarovski travelled to South Korea to check on construction progress and schedules.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.

The British swimmer will defend his gold medal from the men’s 200m individual medley SM8, and aims to add some more.

Sharon Jarvis of the Australia

The riders are aiming to continue their country’s successful run which has seen them win nine medals over five Paralympic Games.

Two men cycling on a tandem in a race jersey

Cyclists are divided into thirteen different impairment classes based on their functionality.

Christina Gauthier and Erica Scarff have been nominated to represent Canada in canoe at September’s Paralympic Games

Christina Gauthier and Erica Scarff have been nominated to represent Canada in canoe at September’s Paralympic Games.

Cristian Dettoni of Chile

The South American country will take its largest delegation ever to a Paralympic Games.

Two athletes cleaning the sand pit

Paralympic gold medallist, Richard Whitehead calls on British public to be the heart of London 2017 as organisers launch volunteering programme.

Upper body of women showing a medal to the camera

The Hungarian shooter wants to pay tribute to late musician David Bowie by reaching the podium at Rio 2016.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Cycling

Road events joined the Paralympic programme at New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984, 12 years before the track events did, in Atlanta.