PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Stefan Daniel of Canada competes in the cycling portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Australian Bill Chaffey and Canadian Stefan Daniel won their respective classes at the World Para triathlon Event, showing strong form ahead of Rio 2016.

Three women jumping from a starting block

Big names such as Eleanor Simmonds and triple European champion Ollie Hynd highlight the squad of 31 for the coming Paralympic Games.

General view at the Stadio Olimpico in Grosseto, Italy.

The British team for the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Italy features 49 athletes.

Hamish McLean

Teenager Hamish McLean will join the likes of Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher on the plane to Brazil in September.

McKenna Dahl of USA

Mike Tagliapietra, McKenna Dahl, army marksman John Joss, Jazmin Almlie-Ryan and Tammy Delano will all make their Paralympic debuts at Rio 2016.

View of the construction site of the Carioca Arena 1,2 and 3

The Carioca Arena 2 will also host judo and wrestling competitions during the Olympic Games.

Chian's Liwan Yang competes in the women's discus F55 final during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

There are 10 eligible impairment types in athletics: eight physical impairments as well as visual impairment and intellectual impairment.

Brazil's Felipe Gomes of Brazil celebrates winning the men's 200m T11 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

The 30-year-old is hoping to defend his 200m T11 Paralympic title in September as part of the Brazilian team.

Anne Dickins

The 2014 World champion and reigning European champion is among those to watch in Duisburg, Germany.

Veronica Hipolito of Brazil set World Record over 100m T38 at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

The 19-year-old, who will compete at this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Rio, changed coaches in February.