PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain’s Melissa Reid

Races held in May in Japan and Spain will be the last events for para-triathletes to earn qualification points for Rio 2016.

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Athlete representatives are attending the 7th IOC International Athletes’ Forum.

An wheelchair racer shouts out after crossing the finish line in first place.

The Flying Finn, believes he will have to go under 14 seconds to win his third consecutive 100m world title in the T54 class.

Sprinter in action

Paralympic champions Jason Smyth, Michael McKillop seek titles at IPC Athletics World Championships.

The team of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrates after winning the gold in the Men's Sitting Volleyball competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The London 2012 men’s sitting volleyball champions also successfully defended their regional title.

Evgenii Shvetcov of Russia celbrates winning gold in the Men's 100m - T36 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

He is going for three more golds at this year's IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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The Canadian city which recently staged the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games will host the world’s leading sports science conference focussing on para-sport.

Women run on the finish line of a stadium

The T38 sprinter raced in to the spotlight in Lyon two years ago winning one world gold and one world silver medal.

Peter Rosenmeier

The Danish para-table tennis player has yet to win consecutive titles at major events.

Podium at the VISTA 2015 Conference in Girona, Spain

A record 260 delegates are attending this year’s event where the theme is “securing the future for young para-athletes.”