PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Dancers compete at the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Alongside partner Jaewoo Lee, South Korea’s Hye-Jung Jang will head to the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games carried by the spirit of dance.

Anti-Doping Laboratory

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that two powerlifters – Russia’s Ilfat Mukhatarov and Colombia’s Ivan Palacios - have been suspended and fined for separate Anti-Doping Rule violations.

IPC European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit

The conclusion of the first IPC European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit, which included over 50 young skiing hopefuls from across Europe, is being celebrated with a video.

Women with black swim cap swimming breast stroke. Her head is out of the water as she is taking a breath

At August’s swimming Euros, The Netherlands world champion Marlou van der Kulk will be competing in the same pool where she collected her first world titles four years ago.

Aled Davies throwing a discus

World and Paralympic champion determined to break his own world record in front of his home fans.

Abdi Jama

With world championships in goalball, wheelchair basketball and shooting, June offers much more than just football fever to fans around the world.

Matt Stutzman competes at London 2012

Italy’s Alberto Simonelli impressed against Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman in the men’s compound open 50m event.

Argentina wheelchair basketball

The South Americans are featuring in their first World Championships for 20 years.

Wheelchair rugby - London 2012

Australia will be looking to add the World Championship title to their Paralympic Crown.

Marcel Hug powers to victory in the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.

With just 50 days to go until the European Championships in Swansea, a list of 33 athletes from Europe and around the world has been announced.