PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Josh Cassidy

Wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy and para-cyclist Shelley Gautier helped celebrate two years until the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

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Standards are raised on the track in Paris.

The Irish runner Jason Smyth competes in the men's 100m - T13 heats at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Jason Smyth is making his World Champs comeback after missing the last in 2011, and hopes to reclaim his world titles in Lyon.

Dartanyon Crockett

Following the buzz around ESPN’s exclusive on Dartanyon Crockett, the American judoka will now compete at the IBSA Parapan American Championships.

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Australian athlete loses his battle with cancer, but his influence on Australian para-sport will be felt for a long time yet.

Eleanor Simmonds performing

Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda

Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda won the men’s doubles title, while Dutch duo Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot won the women’s crown.

Wheelchair rugby - London 2012

The defending Paralympic gold medallists have already lost their spot as the top team in the wheelchair rugby world rankings.

Sophie Wells in a dressage competition

Five different riders from Great Britain won the individual and freestyle tests at the equestrian event in Gloucestershire.

A picture of the venue with the ski tracks

Sylvana Mestre, chairperson of the IPC Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee, looks ahead to the 2013/14 season and the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.