PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chile's Juan Garrido Acevedo celebrates winning Toronto 2015 powerlifting gold.

The powerlifting Parapan American champion will headline Chile’s delegation at the Opening Ceremony of September’s Paralympic Games, on 7 September.

A team in colourful clothes

Germany will send 148 athletes to compete at September’s Paralympic Games.

collage of three photos, one with swimmers in open water, one with two cyclists on a tandem, one with a runner with prosthetic leg

Athletes in this sport are grouped into five sport classes.

Graphic with information about a shooting event at Rio 2016

The first shooting medal event of the Paralympic Games will feature a head-to-head between the world champion and world record holder.

Elshan Huseynov, Powerlifting, Azerbaijan, Almaty 2015

The world record holder in the men’s up to 107kg explains which lift was his most memorable one in his career so far.

Brazil and Argentina fought out a tough 0-0 draw in five-a-side football.

Paralympic and world champions Brazil remains the top-ranked team in the world, followed by South American rivals Argentina, Spain, China and France.

Markus Rehm of Bayer Levekusen competes in the mens long jump finale at Hauptmarkt Nuremberg during day 1 of the German Championships in Athletics on July 24, 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany.

The German long jumper holds every title there is and will be aiming for gold once again at Rio 2016.

Swimmer doing a back start

Paralympic and world champions highlight the teams heading to the Paralympic Games.

The USA's David Blair in action during the men's discus F44 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships  in Doha, Qatar.

The discus F44 world record holder reveals his musical tastes ahead of Rio 2016.

Graphic with wheelchair racer

The biggest sporting event of 2017 will see the world's top athletes back at The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London next summer.