PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide run on the track of Lyon with the tribunes of the stadium in the backround

Around 430 leading athletes, including 110 from 15 countries outside of Brazil, will be in Sao Paulo this week (24-26 April) to compete in the Open Brasil Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming competitions.

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.

Top names expected to compete at the event include Richard Browne, Jarryd Wallace, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

Afag Sultanova

The world’s top visually impaired judokas will compete at the state-of-the art US Olympic Training Centre.

A picture of man ready for the start of his swimming race

The host nation will send 16 athletes to August’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Andy Avellana of the Philippines jumps over the bar in the men's high jump.

The Filipino is looking to win the PT2 class at the upcoming Para-Triathlon Asian Championships.

Ellie Simmonds

In Eindhoven, stars such as Ellie Simmonds and Ollie Hynd will be joined by up-and-coming Steph Slater and Amy Marren.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock

The world’s top-ranked players Sabine Ellerbrock and Shingo Kunieda will both try to contest Roland Garros titles in June.

Canada's wheelchair curling team

Nominees for the honour include: Russia and USA’s ice sledge hockey teams, Canada’s wheelchair curling team and Nordic relay squads from Russia and Sweden.

British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.

Find out which British swimmers clocked qualifying times for this year’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Tatyana McFadden, a wheelchair racer, crosses the Boston Marathon finish line

Tatyana McFadden and Ernst Van Dyk won their second and 10th Boston Marathon victories, respectively.