PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team

The Dutch men’s and women’s teams shone on the third day of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda of Japan celebrates

Japan won both the men’s and women’s singles titles at the BNP Paribas Open.

Germany women's wheelchair basketball

Germany's women's team, and men's teams from the Netherlands, Italy and Great Britain all won their openers at the Wheelchair Basketabll European Championships.

A picture of a man crossing a finish line during an athletics race and celebrating his victory

The Paralympic champion ran a 10.90, sending a clear message out to his rivals ahead of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of a man in the pool holding his hand up with clenched fist

British swimmers set multiple records and lifetime bests ahead of August's IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.

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Paralympian Melissa Tapper will compete against the best able-bodied table tennis players in the Oceania region.

An aerial picture of Rio Olympic Arena

Turkey’s women’s wheelchair basketball team can use the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball Championships as their first step toward Paralympic qualification.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating the victory with her hand up

32 athletes announced after vying for position at national championships.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair during an athletics race

With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair during an athletics race

With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.