PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Marco Dispaltro will be heading to London 2012 as a member of Canada's Boccia team.

BC4 world No. 1 Marco Dispaltro is among the 10-person team to represent Canada.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair celebrating his victory after a para-triathlon

Top finishers from the Madrid para-triathlon World Event in early May will line up in London on Saturday.

Australia's Angela Ballard and Madison de Rozario after taking second and third in the women's 800m T53 final at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

The 32-year-old broke a six year old world record at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil.

US Paralympics logo square

The nine-stop tour will rouse excitement and awareness of the Paralympic Games, beginning on 4 July with select stops across USA.

Austria's Mendy Swoboda won his second world title in the para-canoe K1 men’s 200m TA event.

The British para-canoeist strikes gold in her international debut; five other countries also claim medals.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.

Great Britain’s Paralympic and world champion knows that it is ‘harder to stay on top than to get to the top’ ahead of the 2015 swimming Worlds.

Numerous world records have been broken at the track in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Around 350 athletes from 39 countries are set to take part in this weekend’s event which is supported by Allianz.

Rixt van der Horst

European riders get to see how they measure up with the European Championships about three months away.

Beatrice Vio duelling with Dani Gyongi at the 2013 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix

Italians Beatrice Vio, Alessio Sarri gave the crowd plenty to cheer for in the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.

Group shot of around 20 people standing and in wheelchairs with a big banner

JPSA replaces old emblem with new one to mark the next chapter in the para-sport community.