PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

City views from the air, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The IPC Athletics Grand Prix starts in São Paulo on Thursday, but here are five facts you might not know about the city.

Nathan Baker at London 2012

Competition opportunity for riders to earn points toward Rio 2016

Canada players celebrate after the ice sledge hockey bronze medal game between Canada and Norway at the Shayba Arena at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The reigning champions are playing their cards close to their chest ahead of the ice sledge hockey Worlds, only revealing their roster on Wednesday (23 April).

Taylor Lipsett of the United States looks on during the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group A match between the United States of America and Italy at Shayba Arena, Sochi, Russia

Buffalo 2015 commentator, retired ice sledge hockey player and triple Paralympian Taylor Lipsett, gives us his choice of athletes to look out for at the ice sledge hockey Worlds.

Andre Brasil competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Seven 2013 Worlds medallists, including Brazil’s top names, to compete at the Open Caixa Loterias Swimming Championships from Thursday (23 April).

Mexico City 2015 will gather around 120 athletes from 25 countries and acts as a qualifier for both the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games from 7-15 August and Rio 2016.

All competitions will be shown live at Mexico-City-2015.com between 26-29 April.

Canada players celebrate after the ice sledge hockey bronze medal game between Canada and Norway at the Shayba Arena at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Seventeen players will form the squad looking to retain their title at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships which get underway on Sunday (26 April).

A visually impaired athlete runs with her guide on the track of a stadium.

Around 340 athletes from 20 countries will be lining up in the fifth Grand Prix of 2015.

US players in their sledges on the ice after winning against Russia.

The USA enter the Worlds as the first team to secure back-to-back Paralympic titles and have secured recent wins over reigning champions Canada and Russia.

crowds during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park

Fans have chance to cheer on British athletes in athletics and swimming on 26 July in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.