PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A taekwondo athlete kicks her female opponent

Russia’s Nazarenko moved up, while Iran’s Pourrahnamaahmad remained No. 1 in their respective categories following the Asian Open.

Ihar Boki competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Dutch and Hungarian swimmers are also in line to double up on golds for their countries after going fastest in the heats at the swimming Euros in Funchal, Portugal.

Swimmer doing freestyle

World records for Ukraine’s Oksana Khrul and Russia’s Valeriia Shabalina close competition in Funchal, Portugal.

A picture of a man celebrates the victory after crossing the line

The T38 sprinter won two golds at London 2012 and will aim to win more at Rio 2016.

Jessica Lewis of Bermuda reacts after her 800m race during the 2015 ParAthletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.

T53 sprinter Jessica Lewis is hoping to win her country’s first Paralympic medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympics after last year’s breakthrough season.

Man in wheelchair doing wheelchair curling

Despite three world titles, the Russian skip says his team should not slow down ahead of PyeongChang 2018.

Anna-Carin Ahlquist

The No. 1 class 3 para-table tennis player has never defended an international title.

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.

Coming from a strong athletic background, the 19-year-old Canadian is a gold medal favourite at Rio.

Akiko Adachi

Check out the players that will headline the goalball event at September’s Paralympic Games.

A para-equestrian rider gallops on a horse.

Nearly 50 riders from nine countries will compete in the event