PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Gianluigi Rosa

The Italian defender has led his team to three straight wins at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino.

boccia player taking a shot at London 2012

Gold medals on Thursday for Thai, Korean and Chinese athletes at Asia Oceania Boccia Championships.

Andrea Chiarotti

Germany and Great Britain both lost their first three games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, putting a damper on their Sochi 2014 hopes.

Jonas Jacobsson R1

Paralympic champion Jonas Jacobsson heads out for the R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) today (Wednesday) at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Yonatan Dresler

During the offseason Yonatan Dresler talks about his sport as the momentum quickly begins to build for Rio 2016.

Jacobsson Doron rivalry shooting

Great Britain win their first gold and Swede Jonas Jacobsson sets the world record he has waited 13 years for at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Seung-Hwan Jung

South Korea, Italy and Sweden all remain undefeated at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino, Italy.

Alicante 2013 Malyshev/Pono

Featuring more athletes than London 2012, the 2013 shooting Euros in Alicante will be packed with great rivalries and emerging stars of the future.

A picture of a man in the pool sitting on the swimming line with his hand up

• Rio 2016 to feature 152 swimming events, four more than London 2012• 80 men’s, 71 women’s and new mixed relay make up the competition schedule

Germany's ice sledge hockey team

Germany look to get back on track after surprisingly losing their first two games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.