PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Swimmer in the water, doing breaststroke

The 17-year-old broke the 100m breaststroke SB7 world record.

Seven men, some of them blindfolded hold a Romanian flag, celebrate.

The Romanian football 5-a-side team was crowned champion after recording four scoreless draws and three penalty shootouts wins.

Spain Football 5-a-Side team

Look back at the invention of the sport and its introduction to the Paralympic Games.

Graphic with a photo showing a group of wheelchair racers and some text.

The Swiss Silver Bullet reflects on the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games.

Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina

World No. 6 wheelchair tennis player will carry Argentina’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016, on 7 September.

New Zealand name seven strong Para cycling squad for Rio 2016

The squad features triple world champions Emma Foy and Laura Thompson.

Football 5-a-side match at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games

Outfield players shall be completely blind to be eligible to compete, whilst goalkeepers shall be fully or partially sighted.

Raymond Martin of the United States competes in the men's 100m T52 heats at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

The world’s best T52 racer will line-up at this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix just two days after finishing his University exams.

Man with prosthetic leg in a stadium, posing next to a sign that shows the number 8.29m

Around 150 athletes from 17 countries will compete in the IPC Athletics sanctioned event in Barcelona this Saturday.

Man in red jersey focusing on a table tennis ball

About 270 athletes from 38 countries will be in Bratislava, with many top-five players looking to build off from Lasko.