PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a man with a gold medal around his neck during a medal ceremony

De tickets voor het EK Zwemmen voor Gehandicapten van 4 tot 10 augustus 2014 in het Pieter van den Hoogenband zwemstadion in Eindhoven zijn vanaf vandaag online te verkrijgen.

Martina Caironi, winces,

In a race against below-knee amputees, Martina Caironi pushed her self to the edge of her limits, to break the 200m T42 world record.

Markus Rehm, single leg amputee extends his legs over the long jump pit

Germany's Markus Rehm edges closer to his ultimate goal, whilst Finland's Toni Piispanen had a better result earlier in the day.

Japan Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic demonstration team ‘Blue Impulse’ in action over the National Stadium and 40,000 fans.

The stadium will be demolished in July and a new National Stadium will be built ready for the 2020 Paralympic Games.

A picture of a black woman in a wheelchair serving during a wheelchair tennis match.

After reaching the semi-finals last year, Montjane is hoping for more success this year in Paris.

A visually impaired women and her guide running on the track of a stadium

La città di Grosseto ospiterà i Campionati Europei di atletica paralimpica del 2016, anno delle Paralimpiadi di Rio.

Abdi Jama

Four players will make their senior debuts at July's World Championships in Korea for Great Britain.

A visually impaired women and her guide running on the track of a stadium

2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will take place in Grosseto, Italy, less than three months before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Athlete holding a rifle while practicing shooting.

A selection of reigning Paralympic, world and regional champions as well as up-and-coming athletes to follow at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

A picture of women running on a tracking field

Italian world champion Caironi hoping this weekend's Grand Prix can improve her form ahead of August's Europeans.