PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Valeriia Shabalina of Russia

Uzbekistan's Muslima Odilova also burst onto the scene with a new world best alongside Italian Arjola Trimi in Funchal, Portugal.

Maksym Veraksa

Rivalries will be reignited as some of para-swimming’s most decorated athletes compete in Funchal, Portugal.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms

Check out all the events that will headline this month in para-sport.

Selfie of two women smiling with many kids in the background

The two Italian sprinters told 100 youngsters about their excitement for June’s IPC Athletics European Championships.

Cuba’s Yunidis Castillo and Omara Durand

Two of the world’s top sprinters talk about what it means to train under the guidance of their coach Miriam Ferrer – and how their relationship is more like family.

David Drahoninsky

Here are the top storylines in the sport leading up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

A swimmer wearing goggles laid on his back in the water at the start of a race.

Kokarev shaves more than two seconds off European record and Uzbekistan S13 swimmers break Asian records.

South Korea’s speed skating champion LEE Sang-hwa was appointed as Honorary Ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games.

Speed skater LEE Sang-hwa will play a role in engaging public attention to the Games.

Sarai Garcon competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

With 22 gold medals up for grabs, the opening day in Funchal, Portugal, will provide a thrilling start to the swimming European Championships.

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The new appointments will have a strategic oversight of London’s delivery of the World Athletics Championships.