PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of man in a wheelchair playing tennis

No. 8 Michael Jeremiasz recorded a three-set victory over No. 1 Stephane Houdet to advance to the Wheelchair Tennis British Open semi-finals.

USA men's Wheelchair Basketball

In a pre-Paralympics test series, USA’s men’s Wheelchair Basketball won the best-of-three series against Canada.

Andrew Lapthorne

Andy Lapthorne and Jamie Burdekin gave impressive performances on Wednesday to advance to the quad singles semi-finals at the British Open.

Jody Cundy

Jody Cundy, as well as Sarah Storey, both swimmers turned cyclists, will look to repeat as Paralympic champions for Great Britain at London 2012.

Maikel Scheffers.

With less than seven weeks until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the Netherlands' Maikel Scheffers looks to win his third British Open title.

Oz Sanchez competing

With eight days of Para-Cycling events at London 2012 , here's a quick guide for what spectators should look out for each day.

Benoit Huot posing with medal

Canada’s Paralympic Swimmers test their form before they head off to London for the Paralympic Games.

Dutch Athletics Team

Veteran wheelchair racer Kenny van Weeghel and double-amputee sprinter Marlou van Rhijn will lead the Netherlands in London.

screengrab of Sainsbury's Blind Football Game

Gaming fans can try out their football skills in a new online simulation created by Sainsbury’s, Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay

A picture of a man celebrating his victory on a bike

Here's a preview of our profile with Czech para-cyclist Jiri Jezek that will appear in the August edition of the IPC's magazine, The Paralympian.