PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A man in a wheelchair swings back a tennis racket in preparation of hitting a backhand.

Wagner and Lapthorne square up for fascinating Centre Court battle as the competition intensifies at the Olympic Tennis Centre.

Athletics | Men's 4x100m - T42-47 Final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Action-packed day at the Olympic Stadium sees Germany’s 4x100m T42-47 team triumph after USA suffer repeat of 2012 disqualification.

Yijun Chen

The male sabre fencers are the first to do battle on the piste at Rio 2016. But who will come out on top?

Agitos

Felipe Veloso da Silva has served a three-month suspension for a violation committed in May 2016.

Swimming | Women's 200m IM SM6 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The world’s best Paralympians showed why they remain at the top of their game at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, with world records and golds galore.

Walid Ktila of Tunisia won all four of the events he took part in over the three days of track and field action at the Rades Athletics Stadium.

Tunisia’s Walid Ktila is determined to defend the 100m T34 title he won at London 2012. Can anyone stop him?

Agitos

Mashal Alkhazai tested positive for anabolic steroids in an out-of-competition test ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Man in wheelchair throwing a boccia ball

Slovakia, Brazil and Thailand claimed the three first boccia Paralympic titles at Rio 2016.

The USA's Bradley Snyder celebrates winning the men's 400m freestyle S11 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Independent Paralympic Athlete Ibrahim Al-Hussein competes for the first time while Daniel Dias chases a fifth medal at Rio 2016.

Akeem Stewart wins gold in the Men's Javelin Throw - F44 at Rio 2016

Javelin throw earned Trinidad and Tobago its first Paralympic gold in over three decades. The nation might not have to wait long for its next one.