PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ellen Keane of Ireland competes at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal.

First major Para sport event to be held in Ireland will kick off in exactly one year.

Man rowing

Rio 2016 Paralympian Blake Haxton headlines the roster.

Taiki Morii

Japanese alpine skier points out little intricacies about the sport.

A female trainer coaches blind players in Vienna, Austria.

Team England believe they can better their fourth-place finish from 2015.

Para athletes celebrate winning their events

BBC Radio's Ed Harry reflects on the greatest World Para Athletics Championships yet.

a man bites his medal on the podium

Two-time Paralympic swimmer seeks medal win in front of Mexican fans.

a Para athlete holds her medal and smiles

Powerlifter ready to cause an upset at home World Championships.

A swimmer swims

Daniel Dias headlines Brazil’s World Championships squad.

Close up of swimmer doing breast stroke

New Zealand swimmer incorporates other sports into her Worlds training regime.

Siamand Rahman of Iran celebrates his new world record on the Powerlifting - Men's +107kg Group A at Riocentro Pavillon 2 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Iranian seeks to break his world record again and win another gold medal.