PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and hands above the surface

The app will include breaking news, livestreams and more in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Great Britain’s Paralympic star David Weir, gives an insight into his three heroes.

The British wheelchair racer won four gold medal at London 2012 and will be looking to add to his medal collection at October’s World Championships.

Canada's Chris Klebl won the men's middle distance cross-country sitting at Sochi 2014.

Canada’s Paralympic cross-country skiing gold medallist will spend more time in Asia acclimatising ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.

Organisers are also invited to come forward for the 2016 European Championships and to register their competitions for approval.

Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the closing of Toronto 2015

Athletes from different sports and backgrounds shared their thoughts on living the Paralympic values.

Two men in wheelchairs playing table tennis

The programme was aimed to make table tennis an inclusive sport for both able-bodied and para-athletes, especially in Kiribati.

Marcel Hug offered his knowledge and experience to aspiring wheelchair racers.

The Swiss world champion passed on his knowledge and experience to a group of enthusiastic wheelchair racers.

Three women smiling.

Moran Samuel is coming off a big World Cup win and hopes to ride that into a world title in the AS women's single sculls.

Alberto Simonelli

The 1998 world champion will face South Korea’s Lee Ouk Soo for gold in the compound men’s open.

Oz Sanchez competing

The USA's five-time world champion hopes the Para-Cycling Road World Cup will plant a ‘seed’ in the region.