PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a group of men and women stand holding a Barcelona shirt

Ceremony at Camp Nou marks the beginning of collaboration to develop Para sport projects

a female powerlifter raises her arms in celebration

London 2012 champion set to return to competition after two year break

Male swimmer in water competing in butterfly stroke

Twenty-three finals to be contested as Championships get underway

a group of men smile for the camera

Second Para Central American Games will take place in Nicaraguan capital

snowboarders competing on the slopes

Bunschoten, Hernandez-Cervellon and Schultz end unbeaten in Finland

Young powerlifter celebrates

Sport’s best rising stars will contest seven men's and eight women's categories

a male Para swimmer in the water

Monica Boggioni and Daniel Dias claim inaugural women’s and men’s titles

two female Para swimmers hold up their gold medals

Multiple Paralympic champions to battle for gold at World Championships

three Para badminton players celebrate on the court

One European country stood out amid Asian-dominated podium

two male Para powerlifters

Paralympic silver medallist sees Iranian Majid Farzin as his strongest opponent