PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Dimitri Coutya  of Great Britain Fencing team poses during a Beazley British Fencing Profiling Day on June 26, 2013 in London, England.

Hungary’s Richard Osvath also claimed two wins at the World Cup in Stadskanaal.

Jianquan Tian CHN (left) vs Gang Sun CHN in the Men's Individual Épée - Category A Semi-final Wheelchair Fencing in the Carioca Arena 3 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The World Championships will be held from 6-12 November.

A blindfolded football 5-a-side player.

The football-5 event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 9-18 December.

Robinson Mendez - Chile - wheelchair tennis

Chile’s four-time Paralympian will now devote himself entirely to Para canoe, hoping to qualify for Tokyo 2020.

Two table tennis players celebrate.

Many of the top teams will meet each other again since battling at Rio 2016.

Jetze Plat NED celebrates winning the Gold Medal in the Men's PT1 Triathlon at Fort Copacabana. The Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro

The Netherlands and hosts Italy achieved seven wins each at the inaugural 2017 UCI Para cycling Road World Cup in Maniago, between 12-14 May.

Helene Ripa, Sweeden coming up to the finish

The Swedish is hanging up the skis to fully devote herself to Para canoe.

Daniel Rodrigues - Brazil - wheelchair tennis

Brazil’s world No.27 claimed the 2017 Internazionali d’Italia title in Rome following a 6-4, 6-0 win over Austria’s Nico Langmann in the final.

a female from Tunisia wearing red and competing in the shot put

The 27-year-old looks to extend her dominance in the women’s shot put F41 at London 2017.

A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

The Organising Committee is calling artists to develop a poster that captures the Paralympic spirit ahead of the Winter Games.