PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Czech Republic ice sledge hockey team

Ahead of the Sochi 2014 Test Event, the Czech Republic’s ice sledge hockey team realise the next Paralympics could be their last together as a core group.

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.

French favourites Mandy Francois-Elie and Marie-Amelie le Fur, as well as Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell will be in action.

Odair Santos

Read what the athletes had to say after they came off the track and field

Darragh McDonald at London 2012

Six athletes, all from London 2012, return to international competition at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Champs.

Interview: Richard Browne men's 100m T44 semi-final - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon

The USA's Richard Browne said winning gold over Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock in the 100m T44 sprint final would be a dream come true.

Russia football

Sixteen teams will fight for eight World Championship qualification spots on the pitch in Barcelona, Spain.

Lyon 2013 media race

Paralympians and Olympians to come out of retirement for big race

Chuck Aoki

Mandy Francois-Elie brought the home crowd to its feet at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.

Steve Cash

Steve Cash, Josh Pauls and Taylor Chace are among the names who made it on to the USA’s roster for Sochi 2014.

Jonnie Peacock winning the men's 100m T44

Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock defeated the USA's Richard Browne in a much-anticipated 100m T44 sprint showdown.