PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Woman in sailing boat.

The French commune will see world-class sailors meet again in the lead-up to Rio 2016.

Group shot of athletes standing and in wheelchairs at an airport.

Portugal and Brazil have landed in Funchal for the competition which gets underway on 30 April.

Leinier Savon Pineda of Cuba celebrating after the Men's 200M T12 in Toronto at the 2015 Parapan American Games.

The Cuban sprint world champion discloses his training plan ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

coaches using tappers during competition

A project which began in 2014 aims to establish how visual impairments impact swimming performance.

Martina Caironi, winces,

The T42 Paralympic and world champion will carry her country’s flag during the Opening Ceremony.

Marlou van Rhijn shares with us her three favourite tunes.

The 24-year-old is the fastest female blade runner on earth but what sort of music does the Dutch athlete listen to?

Tokyo 2020 emblems

The final design was selected following an open competition.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

Australia qualified a boat in the LTA mixed coxed four for the first time, while China dominated the Regatta.

Daniel Dias

The hosts of September’s Paralympic Games leave the Olympic Aquatics Stadium with 66 podium finishes.

Bill Chaffey

Bill Chaffey, Kate Doughty and Brant Garvey all found success at the World Para-Triathlon Event in Penrith.