PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tapper taps a visually impaired swimmer on the head

Paralympic champion Brad Snyder and tapper Brian Loeffler explain their tricks in the pool.

Sir Philip Craven won the Leadership in Sport Award at the 2017 BT Sport Industry Awards.

Sir Philip Craven was awarded the Leadership in Sport Award at the BT Sport Industry Awards.

Upper body of a woman, raising her arms in the air

World and Paralympic swimming champion Rebecca Meyers put in a great performance alongside teammate Letticia Martinez on Friday (28 April).

Three men holding trophies

Oleksii Denysiuk adds onto his 2017 success with a win in the P1.

Hannah Russell of Great Britain competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

An incredible heat swim saw Thomas Hamer claim a new European record as his teammates went on to claim three wins at home in Sheffield.

View from top of shooters aiming at their targets

Meanwhile Veronika Vadovicova went two for two on day two of the shooting Grand Prix.

Three shooters on a podium with event mascot

The Slovakian Paralympic shooting champion won the R3 event at the Grand Prix in Szczecin, Poland.

Swedish Wheelchair Tennis Player Stefan Olsson

The Swedish and Dutch wheelchair tennis players won the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, at the SA Open in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Norway - Para ice hockey - 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool

All seven teams had their moments in the spotlight at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Stinna Tange Kaastrup celebrating her gold medal with volunteers.

Denmark was led by Rio 2016 medallists Stinna Tange Kaastrup and Susanne Jensby Sunesen.