PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

3 upper bodies of athletes on the podium, posing and showing their medals.

Samantha Kinghorn notched up another gold for Great Britain, her second of the day, adding the 100m T53 title to her 400m victory this morning.

Athletes pose for a podium shot.

New Zealand will send its largest-ever para-cycling team to the World Championships

Man in green shirt holding an Irish flag and smiling to the camera

McKillop will look to make it a European double with the 1500m T38 still to come on Saturday (23 August).

A picture of 3 men standing and applauding

Prince Harry and The Earl of Wessex have offered their support to National Paralympic Day in Great Britain to help further promote Paralympic sport.

Man in racing wheelchair holding a Dutch flag, celebrating

Find out what the athletes said after they competed at Swansea 2014.

Women in racing wheelchair

Switzerland’s Manuela Schaer wins her second gold medal

Joann Formosa

Paralympic gold medallist Formosa is determined to replicate her success at London 2012, with victory at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Marlou van Rhijn  crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's 100m T44, one of the highlights of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.

Here are some of the star names who could be making the news at the IPC Athletics European Championships.

Women doing long jump shortly before the landing

IPC Athletics European Championships get underway in Swansea

Wheelchair athletes race on a track, photographed from the back

Find out what the athletes said after they competed at Swansea 2014.