PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a male double amputee sprinter runs towards the finish line

Hosts looking to follow on from successful debut season

a female Para canoeist mid-stroke on the water

Paralympic and world champion heads British success

a male blind footballer and a male able-bodied footballer on the pitch

Blind football superstar analyses Brazil’s greatest rivals

Italy's Carlotta Gilli celebrates gold at 2018 World Series in Berlin, Germany.

Italian dedicates victory to late Para ice hockey player Andrea Chiarotti

Japan's Yui Kamiji competes in the ladies wheelchair singles at the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros.

Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda both win respective wheelchair singles titles in Paris

a male blind footballer and three male able-bodied footballers celebrating a goal

Brazilian blind football superstar continues team analysis

England started their 2018 World Championships with a 4-0 win over Mali.

Hosts Spain and defending champions Brazil claim second wins

Male swimmer in goggles in the pool

Belarusian breaks world record in the men´s 50m backstroke twice

Brazilian blind footballers cheer together

Brazilian star sends best wishes to blind football team before its debut victory

a female wheelchair tennis player plays a backhand shot

Meanwhile Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda will play for men's singles title