PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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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.

Alex Zanardi competes against Ernst van Dyk

Team Italy is riding momentum off of their 19 medals in the first World Cup earlier in June.

Football 7-a-side - Team Ukraine

Beat writer Richard McTiernan answers some key questions heading into the event, which will serve as a qualifier for Rio 2016.

Iran athletes take off during a race in the Iran National Para-Athletics Championships.

Field athletes Amini, Mohammadian looked strong ahead of the World Championships in Doha, Qatar