PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Australia's Angela Ballard and Madison de Rozario after taking second and third in the women's 800m T53 final at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

The initial selections follow the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships which concluded on Sunday.

An aerial shot of the London 2017 logo to mark 100 days to go until July's World Para Athletics Championships.

The double Paralympic champion issues a rallying cry for fans to buy tickets for his tilt at sprint glory on 16 July.

Swimmer raises her arms on the podium to celebrate her medal

Canadian Paralympic swimmer talks about her experience and priorities in giving Para athletes a louder voice within the Movement.

World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.

WADA’s Independent Observer Team said the IPC’s anti-doping programme achieved a number of positive outcomes in the face of challenging circumstances.

Benjamin Daviet, Maria Paula Barrera, Henrieta Farkasova, Joseph Berenyi, Mike Minor and Rune Lorensten.

The public has until 10 April to vote for their favourite among the six candidates.

Vanessa Low GER competes in the Women's Long Jump - T42 Final at the Olympic Stadium.

The German will miss July’s World Para Athletics Championships in order to prolong her career until Tokyo 2020.

Two men in tracksuits stand behind three people sat at a table.  In the background is an athletics stadium.

In addition to supporting July’s World Para Athletics Championships, the company will be a team support of British Athletics Para team.

Nottwil 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships logo

The website for the first ever World Para Athletics Junior Championships has been launched to mark four months to go.

Picture of swimming officials

Courses will be run in Berlin, Germany, before the World Para Swimming World Series in July.

Woman riding a horse

Great Britain’s Isobelle Palmer stole the show at the first major Para equestrian competition of 2017.