PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sculpture showing a golbus held by four people

Canada’s Chantal Petitclerc confirmed as first keynote speaker for the event that will take place between 12-13 December 2015 in Colorado Springs, USA.

Markus Rehm jumps over a sand pit

The German long jumper will line-up at this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin, Germany.

Boccia balls are seen as Great Britain take on Greece in Boccia during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park on September 7, 2013 in London, Engla

The defending BC1/BC2 world champions cruised to gold in the 2015 Boccia Asia and Oceania Team and Pairs Championships.

Logo of the Agitos Foundation

Martina Caironi, winces,

On her home track, the Italian broke her own 200m T42 world record for the second time in two weeks at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Denmark’s Daniel Jorgensen after breaking own long jump T42 world record in Grosseto, Italy.

The Dane jumped 6.53m to add 2cm to his own long jump F42 record set just last week.

Ellie Simmonds

All seven days of action from the swimming Worlds, the biggest competition ahead of Rio 2016, will be shown live from 13-19 July.

Upper body of women showing a medal to the camera

Hungary’s 2014 Worlds silver medallist underwent a serious operation in February, but is already planning a comeback in July.

Sailor races in 2.4mR event.

The London 2012 Paralympic champion won the 2.4mR class at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event.

Arjola Dedaj in action at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.

The European multi-medallist won her long jump competition on the first day of action at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Italy.