PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Chian's Liwan Yang competes in the women's discus F55 final during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160423104847720_GettyImages-494688126.jpg)
Liwan Yang breaks shot put world record in Beijing
Four world records have now been broken and one equalled in two days of action at the fifth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the year.
![The USA's Joshua George, Switzerland's Marcel Hug, the USA's Tatyana McFadden, Jpana's Wakako Tsuchida and the British trip of David Weir, Shelly Woods and Jade Jones attend a photocall ahead of the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon.](/sites/default/files/images/160423074546292_GettyImages-523195570.jpg)
Preview: IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup in London
Seven events will form part of the race programme which is part of the Virgin Money London Marathon.
![Woman in wheelchair holds trophy and poses with man.](/sites/default/files/images/160422152033094_Cheri%2BBlauwet_Jeffrey%2BThiebauth.jpg)
Blauwet honoured with Harold Amos Diversity Award
The IPC Medical Committee Chairperson was recognised for her work in advancing equality in opportunities for faculty and trainees with disabilities.
![Competitors raise their pistols during the Mixed P4-50m Pistol-SH1 competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/160317101643110_shooting%2B2.jpg)
Downing, author and shooter, speaks on literary exploits
On the United Nations’ World Book and Copyright Day, the US athlete reflects on how her book is still helping others.
![Gary Messett](/sites/default/files/images/130516084113493_Great%2BBritains%2B_0.jpg)
Ireland announces strong team for pre-Paralympic football tournament
Ireland will face USA, Brazil and Great Britain at the tournament in Spain.
KONE, NPC Sweden announce scholarship opportunity
NPC sponsor ATG also releases commercial to support Swedish para-athletes.
Wheelchair rugby qualifiers: USA, France secure Rio spots
The final teams competing in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were decided.
Grachat seeks success at home swimming Euros
The 400m freestyle S9 World Championships bronze medallist is hoping that the Euros will be a stepping stone for Rio 2016.
![Aspring para-athletes have been helped by the Agitos Foundation](/sites/default/files/images/160422123148383_Agitos%2BFoundation%2BGrant%2BSupport%2BProgramme.jpg)
Agitos Foundation launches 2016 Grant Support Programme
EUR 650,000 is once again available for para-sport development projects around the world.
![China's Guohua Zhou and her guide Jie Lie cross the line first to win gold ahead of teammates and bronze medalists Daqing Zhou of China and her guide Hui Zhang in the women's 100m T12 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160422140610562_GettyImages-151156907.jpg)
Three world records smashed and one equalled in Beijing
On the first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix new world records were set in two relay events as well as the javelin, whilst a long jump record was equalled.