PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Gold medalist Jessica Long of the United States celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Original squad of 22 will all participate in rescheduled World Championships

a female wheelchair racer celebrates crossing the line

Swiss pair of Schar and Hug currently lead World Series standings

a male wheelchair tennis player takes a shot

US wheelchair tennis player is double World Team Cup champion and a driving force behind quad category

two men shaking hands and smiling

President honoured with German Order of Merit at ceremony in Berlin

The official logo of Ostersund 2017

Live results also available for Para ice hockey PyeongChang 2018 Qualification Tournament

a group of Para ice hockey players take instruction from a referee

First taste of the sport at tournament for wounded servicemen and women

a group of Para ice hockey athletes on the ice

Team preview ahead of Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament

Man plays table tennis

But Belgium’s teenage prodigy Devos again makes his mark

Sitting volleyball at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Among the objectives is to include sitting volleyball in the IWAS Games

Australian Paralympic Committee logo

Australian Paralympic Committee to receive security advice from Federal Police