PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

British stars Josie Pearson, Aled Davies, Hannah Cockroft, Richard Whitehead and Nathan Stephens get behind Swansea 2014.

Paralympic and world champion looking forward to biggest and best ever IPC Athletics European Championships

Alex Zanardi and Ernst Van Dyk

Around 400 of the world’s best para-cyclists from 38 countries will be in Segovia, Spain, this weekend (25-27 July) for the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup, the last major event before next month’s World Championships in the USA.

Smiling women holds card with the number six to the camera. Text under the picture says 6 years to go!

Paralympian Mami Sato is one of the faces of #InsideTokyo2020

Veronika Vadovicova and Natascha Hiltrop

With two gold medals up for grabs, a number of the top stars are back in action.

Agitos at London

The International Paralympic Committee’s development arm, the Agitos Foundation, on Wednesday (23 July) announced that 28 IPC member organisations from around the world will receive EUR 650,000 of funding through the second edition of its hugely successful Grant Support Programme.

4 hockey players in sledges chat

Team USA for the 2014-15 season features 17 players, include 11 Sochi 2014 gold medallists.

On target the London 2012 Paralympic Games archery

Starting this Saturday (26 July) 150 of Europe’s best archers will line-up ready to win gold.

Amalia Perez Ones to Watch main picture

Mexican Paralympic champion Amalia Perez was injured for most of 2013 but secured silver behind rival Fatma Omar at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships and has vowed to be back in gold medal-winning form by Rio 2016.

Agitos at  Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Centre

After a busy year for para-sport, the IPC has published its achievements from 2013.

Three female swimmers, Sarai Gascon of Spain, Amy Marren of Great Britain and Ellen Keane of Ireland pose with their 100m butterfly S9 medals at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Ellen Keane will compete at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, having become a Paralympian even before finishing her exams.