PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sherif Osman raise the bar

IPC Powerlifting's Raise the Bar anti-doping campaign reached hundreds of lifters from all over the world, climaxing at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Neil Fachie

Great Britain and Australia proved the most successful nations at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

Sarah Storey

Two of the top names in British cycling proved themselves at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

Men's wheelchair racers cross Tower Bridge in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon

After finishing runner-up three times in the last four years, Hug finally topped the podium at the Virgin Money London Marathon in a thrilling sprint finish.

Siamand Rahman Dubai 2014

Iran's Siamand Rahman has beaten world record holding team mate Mansour Pourmirzaei in the men's +107kg in a sensational conclusion to the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Sophie Thornhill and pilot Rachel James in their rainbow tops stand top of the podium after victory in Mexico

The second day of competition saw six medal events, two of which were won by British cyclists

Tatyana McFadden

Four weeks to the day since the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, Tatyana McFadden will be looking to defend her London Marathon title.

Great Britain's Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead

This year's event includes races for T11-13 athletes, T42/43 and T44-46 men’s races for athletes with limb impairments and a new wheelchair race for T51/52 men.

Josh Cassidy

Canadian knows to win Vigrin Money London Marathon he will have to beat Paralympic champion Weir and world title holder Hug.

Loveline Obiji of Nigeria celebrates on the floor in the Women's -52 kg Powerlifting event.

Nigerian Loveline Obiji and Egypt’s Randa Mahmoud will renew their rivalry in the women’s -86kg at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, as their teams jostle for position on the medals table once again at a major international competition.