PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Lasha Murvanadze

The defending champions started the Paralympic year strong by sweeping all three of their matches.

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon

Current points leaders from around the world are in France aiming to strengthen their positions in the standings.

Sir Philip Craven was among the first passengers on the Rio 2016 Celebrate Literature train.

Sir Philip Craven hopes Rio 2016 will set new records in terms of spectator attendance, TV audiences, athletic performance and social legacy.

Man in green shirt holding an Irish flag and smiling to the camera

The Irish middle distance runner and his dad talk about the working relationship that has resulted in medal success at all levels.

Stage with group of dancers

The first ever IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships were officially opened on Sunday 6 March in Dubai, UAE, as fireworks lit up the night sky overlooking the picturesque Dubai marina.

Markus Rehm of Bayer Levekusen competes in the mens long jump finale at Hauptmarkt Nuremberg during day 1 of the German Championships in Athletics on July 24, 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany.

The long jumper who holds the Paralympic, world and European titles, as well as the world record, talks about jumping off a 10m diving board for German TV show.

A sit-skier celebrates winning the overall super-G globe in Aspen, USA.

Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Japan all enjoy overall victories in men’s and women’s sitting and visually impaired classifications for the 2015-16 season.

Keith Gabel - Para Snowboard - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games

Sochi 2014 bronze medallist explains why Theodore Roosevelt, his uncle Jim and all people with impairments inspire him.

Tahl Leibovitz

Through the ACE Programme, the class 9 player is able to work and train for the Paralympic Games.

With her victory Bochet remains unbeaten in the women’s standing, having won all seven speed races this season.

There is still everything to play for in the men’s and women’s sitting and visually impaired heading into the second super-G race on Friday (4 March).