PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Denmark's Daniel Jorgensen celebrates victory at the Rio 2016 Test Event.

The Danish athlete improved the T42 world record on the second day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix with a leap of 6.67m

Athletics at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games.

Find more information on how the athletics grew to become the most popular sport on the Paralympic programme.

Alphanso Cunningham

The two-time Paralympic champion is hoping training alongside Usain Bolt will inspire him to track gold at September’s Paralympics.

Fernando Fernandes

Great Britain’s Ian Marsden, Brazil’s Fernando Fernandes and China’s Wang Daquin amongst those going for gold in Duisburg, Germany.

Georgina Hermitage of Great Britain celebrates winning the Women's 400m T37 race and breaking the world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final.

Kadeena Cox, Georgina Hermitage and Shelby Watson amongst the record breakers.

View on an empty stadium with a blue track

The event in the Rio 2016 Olympic Stadium will double up as a Test Event for September’s Paralympic Games.

Four men with prosthesis celebrate on a track with USA flags

The US sprinter is a strong contender for 100m T44 gold at Rio 2016. Here are his career highs and lows so far.

Picture of Japanese Paralympians who are portrayed as manga heroes

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government aim to raise awareness of Para sports with their “Be the Hero” campaign.

a photo showing the top half of a lady in a canoe wearing a white top, life jacket and sunglasses

The first day of the 2016 ICF Para Canoe World Championships got underway in Duisburg, Germany.

Skier in orange and white ski suit, skis at speed down slope

Twelve skiers will fight for World Championships glory as well as World and regional Cup podiums.