PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jonas Jakobsson of Sweden poses with his gold medal

Athletes expected to represent their country in the upcoming Paralympic Games.

Finland’s world, Paralympic and European 100m T54 champion Leo-Pekka Tahti, gives an insight into his three heroes.

The Flying Finn recently got married but took time out from preparations to tell us about his three heroes.

Four men pose together inside an office.

Officials discuss about more support for people with disabilities.

Cassie Mitchell and Kerry Morgan of the USA after the women's 100m T52 final at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.

Mitchell sets her second world record in two days, whilst Townsend breaks the high jump world mark.

Russia's Margarita Goncharova jumps a new world record in the woman's long jump at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Berlin 2015 at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.

Russian long jumpers Margarita Goncharova and Evgenii Torsunov rewrite history books at IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Ukraine faces Japan during the Cerebral Palsy Football 7-a-side World Championships 2015 on 18 June in St. George’s Park in Great Britain.

Russia, Ukraine, England and Republic of Ireland booked their quarter final places on Saturday after the final fixtures in Groups A and B.

A woman with a running blade clenches her face in effort as she sprints forward.

Caironi broke the 200m world record for the third time in three weeks, whilst Shvetcov broke a seven year old mark.

WADA Doping Control Video

For many elite athletes, taking a doping control test is a given. But most of the time, the timing is not the best.

A female standing skier competes in super-G

Markus Walser, Chairperson of the IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard Sport Technical Committee, believes changes implemented this year will allow for healthy progress.

Cassie Mitchell and Kerry Morgan of the USA after the women's 100m T52 final at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.

Cassie Mitchell breaks Becky Richter of Canada’s 200m T51 world record which has stood since last month.