PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Manuela Schär and Ernst Van Dyk

The South African and Swiss racers will headline a strong field on Sunday 20 March.

Man with prosthetic leg doing shot put

The British two-time world champion added 15cm to his previous best.

Aerial view of the Tokyo Skytree

The Organising Committee now have 28 Tokyo 2020 Partners, including 13 Official Partners.

Man in wheelchair curling

The Sochi 2014 hosts have now won the world title three times in the last five years.

A football 7-a-side player celebrates scoring a goal

Midfielder Matt Crossen is excited about the tournament which will see his team face fellow Rio 2016 qualifiers.

Darko Duric

Part of one of Europe’s biggest retail chains will support Slovenian Paralympians and raise awareness of para-sports.

A Russian wheelchair curler celebrates progressing to the gold medal game

At the World Wheelchair Curling Worlds the page play-offs began with the 1v2 game between Norway and Russia and the 3v4 game between South Korea and Switzerland.

Athlete with ear phones takes aim in biathlon.

Competition in the World Cup is heating up following the last day of racing in Finsterau, Germany, with only one edition left.

Pavlos Mamalos of Greece reacts with intense joy as he competes in the Men's -90 kg Powerlifting event.

Pavlos Mamalos and Keun Bae Chun were the leaders at the last opportunity for athletes to improve their place in the rankings for Rio 2016.

Two women's standing skiers cross the line at exactly the same time

A close finish between Ukrainian world champion Oleksandra Kononova and Russian Paralympic champion Anna Milenina in the women’s standing stuns in Finsterau, Germany.