PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

Nearly 140 athletes from more than 35 countries will compete in Szczecin, Poland, from 1-4 May.

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Competition at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships will get underway on Sunday (1 May).

Paralympic archer Matt Stutzman

Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman is one of the most popular archers to watch heading into Rio 2016.

Rodrigo Luquez of Argentina and Jose Monteiro Guimaraes of Brazil in the football 7-a-side gold medal game at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Seven of the qualified teams will face off for the last time before September’s Paralympic Games.

Man in wheelchair doing a dancing pose

The men’s singles is one to watch, with Worlds medallists expected to battle for the podium.

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.

In the build-up to her fifth Paralympic Games, Spain’s six-time gold medallist refuses to contemplate hanging up her swimming goggles.

Brazilian para-athletes attended a workshop initiated by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) in partnership with the ABCD.

A successful anti-doping session entitled ‘Paralympic Athletes Play Clean’ helped clarify questions para-athletes had.

Hannah Russell of Great Britain competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Matt Wylie, Hannah Russell lowered their respective 50m British records, making a push for Rio 2016 selection.

Hong Kong’s Paralympic Day

Hong Kong’s Paralympic Day will be held on the 100-days-to-go mark from Rio 2016.

Man rowing

Blake Haxton and Jacqui Kapinowski will represent the USA in Rio after their success in the Team Trials.