PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in swimming pool, celebrating after finishing a race. Camera filming him.

The swimmer is set to make a splash at September’s Paralympic Games in Rio.

Two female wheelchair racers

Australia’s double world champion Angie Ballard and her coach, former Paralympic athlete Louise Sauvage feature in August’s ‘Me and My Coach’.

Wheelchair racer after finishing his race

The Canadian T53 ace is aiming to win his first Paralympic gold in Rio, but what else does he do away from the track?

Rio 2016 preview: P1 (men’s 10m air pistol SH1)

Featuring the much anticipated debut of Ukraine’s Oleksii Denysiuk, this competition will be the second pistol event of Rio 2016.

Sledge hockey player on the ice

Latest threads to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary as a nation.

Aerial view of a big stadium in a city

South Korea’s 16-year-old Para archer wants to enjoy his first Paralympic experience, in Rio.

The German goalball team stands in front of a Brazilian flag.

Germany men’s goalball team is training hard ahead of its first Paralympic Games appearance in twelve years.

A man cycles straight ahead on a track.

Argentina’s two-time cycling Paralympic bronze medallist says winning gold at Rio 2016 would be the icing on the cake of his career.

Brazil and Argentina fought out a tough 0-0 draw in five-a-side football.

Here is an overview of how each of the seven football 5-a-side teams get to Rio 2016.

Jason Smyth

Ireland’s Jason Smyth aims to surpass the 10.46 seconds he set to win his second successive 100m Paralympic gold at London 2012.