PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Italy's two-time Paralympic champion Martina Caironi tells us her favourite holiday destination.

The two-time Paralympic champion reveals her favourite holiday destination and two items she cannot live without.

Two cross-country skiers with an Austrian flag

The Austrian skier secured the women’s visually impaired title with guide brother Julian Josef in Sapporo, Japan.

The Americas Paralympic Committee Executive Commitee elected in Sao Paulo in March 2017. From left to right: Bayron Lopez, Ileana Rodriguez, Julie O'Neill, Jose Luis Campo, Eduardo Montenegro and Pedro Mejia.

Eduardo Montenegro of Cuba was voted Vice-president for a second consecutive term; USA's Julie O´Neill, Ecuador's Bayron Lopez and Colombia's Pedro Mejia are the new three Members.

Anne Dunham

The 68-year-old Para equestrian rider closes her career with 19 Paralympic titles over five Games.

Men in wheelchairs form a line

The draw for this summer’s competition will take place on Monday 20 March and streamed live on Facebook.

Veronica Hipolito of Brazil set World Record over 100m T38 at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Check out five athletes who started their careers at the Youth Parapan American Games and later starred at the Paralympic Games.

South Africa's Ilse Hayes celebrates wining silver in the 400m T13 final at Rio 2016.

In a new series, top Para athletes talk about their toughest opponent.

Henrieta Farkasova

Slalom and overall World Cup titles were decided on the final day of the PyeongChang 2018 Test Event in South Korea.

Ukraine's Oleksandra Kononova won golds in biathlon and cross-country at the Cable 2015 Nordic skiing Worlds.

Winners in the men’s and women’s sitting were also decided in Sapporo, Japan, on Saturday (18 March).

FIA

The German long jumper stars in a new initiative by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)