PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Team Page won the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Skills Challenge at Buffalo's HARBORCENTER.

Twenty players in total took part in the first edition of the event.

Crowd of people from above, holding a huge banner with Rio motives

Dancers defy the rain in routine that brings together performers, including some in wheelchairs, from different musical styles.

Canada’s four-time world champion Brent Lakatos gives an insight into his three heroes.

Find out what links Star Trek and two wheelchair racing greats.

Andrea Chiarotti of Italy

With less than three years to go to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, captain Andrea Chiarotti and coach Massimo Da Rin are confident about their team’s future.

Lipsett’s picks: Brody Roybal of USA, Declan Farmer of USA, Dmitry Lisov of Russia, Frank Rennhack of Germany, Nikko Landeros of USA and Steve Cash of USA

Buffalo2015 commentator, retired ice sledge hockey player and triple Paralympian Taylor Lipsett, gives us his choice of athletes to look out for when competition starts on 26 April.

A wheelchair racer cuts through the finishing tape on a wet damp road.

George beats Weir in a sprint finish, McFadden smashes the course record for the third year in a row and Martin beats the defending champion.

Brent Pope's selection of the best players ahead of puck-drop on Sunday (26 April): Michal Geier of Czech Republic, Brody Roybal of USA, Steve Cash of USA and Adam Dixon of Canada.

Ice sledge hockey Worlds live coverage expert commentator Brent Pope offers his selection of the best players ahead of puck-drop on Sunday (26 April).

Japan vs Canada - 2010 Vancouver

Japan are confident of retaining their place in the A-Pool at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships beginning on Sunday (26 April).

Petrucio Ferreira on his way to breaking the 200m T47 world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He only started competing in 2014, but the 18-year-old look a strong contender ahead of October’s World Championships.

David Weir and Marcel Hug attend the photocall for the 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships at Tower Hotel.

London, Great Britain, will see a 120 of the world’s best para-athletes in action with world titles up for grabs.