PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A woman looks up as she races in a wheelchair at the front of the pack with fans along the side of the road.

Marcel Hug and Manuela Schaer headline the Swiss team for the IPC Athletics European Championships

Women in a shooting range targeting

Minna Leinonen claimed a dramatic gold by just 0.1 on day five (23 July) of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup Segovia

UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup takes place this weekend (25-27 July) in Segovia, Spain.

Anne d’Ieteren and Philippe Mees

Mees held the position since 1 January 2014 but has left for personal reasons

An wheelchair racer shouts out after crossing the finish line in first place.

Flying Finn ready to face some of the world’s best wheelchair racers at Swansea 2014

Matthew Skelhon of Great Britain catches a glimpse of the camera while competing in the mixed R6-50m Rifle Prone- SH1 final

Great Britain's Matt Skelhon and Sweden's Joackim Norberg were the gold medal winners on the fourth day of the IPC Shooting World Championships.

Women in a shooting range with the branding "London 2012"

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has welcomed Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) as the newest recognised International Federation of the Paralympic Family.

Jonas Jacobsson close-up

Gold medallists Jonas Jacobsson and Veronika Vadovicova, as well as Heejun Lee back in action on day four (22 July) in Suhl, Germany.

Australian Paralypians wear 2XU kit in front of the Sydney Opera House.

After supplying kit for London 2012 and Sochi 2014, 2XU will continue to supply thr Australian Paralympic Committee through to Rio 2016.

Two football players tackle for the ball on a blue field of play

Eleven teams will compete in the 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships between 23 July and 4 August.