PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Marlou Van Rhijn on her way to smashing the 400m T43 world record in Nottwil in May 2014

Five world records broken on the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

A man holds a woman while dancing on a stage.

The Sochi 2014 bronze medallist has garnered unprecedented attention for amputees in America with her TV appearances.

Udo Hessels

More than 40 sailors will take to the start line in the Netherlands across all three disciplines.

A group of participants pose in front of Paralympics New Zealand and Agitos Foundation banners.

The Agitos Foundation’s Grant Support Programme backed this year’s Talent Identification Camp in New Zealand.

A woman in a wheelchair hits a tennis ball as a backhand.

Japan’s wheelchair tennis players showcased their top talent ahead of next month’s Roland Garros event.

Screenshot of the new look IPC Athletics unrolled a new-look www.IPC-Athletics.org.

The latest website development ensures the sport has the opportunity to showcase its own identity as the largest para-sport in the world.

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

On a thrilling day of athletics, Hug beat Weir twice whilst elsewhere there were five world records brokem at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Belgium's Marieke Vervoort was in great form in her comeback in Nottwil after four months out injured.

After being told she would never race again, the 35-year-old Paralympic champion broke the 16-year-old European record.

On the left, a wheelchair basketball player looks to pass the ball. On the right is typed information about the 2014 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.

For the first time since 1994, the IWBF Women’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships will be a separate event from the men’s Championships.

A man with a silver helmet and red jersey leans forward on his racing wheelchair

The IPC Athletics Grand Prix moves to Nottwil, Switzerland, for the first European leg of the series, headlined by the Saturday evening session.