PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A man hangs off a basketball hoop

Wheelchair basketballer player reflects on Atlanta 1996 Paralympic glory.

three wheelchair athletes celebrate winning races

14 Para athletics records smashed in the last month.

para ice hockey players on the ice

Netherlands head list of nations receiving equipment from Actualising the Dream project.

Female swimmer takes a breath between strokes

International debuts for Henshaw and Phillipson following Para sport switch.

A group of men and women standing and in wheelchairs smile for the camera

Classifiers and referees attend expert courses from World Para Powerlifting.

A woman stands and smiles for the camera

Paralympic champion takes epee and foil titles at wheelchair fencing World Cup.

Hongzhuan Zhou of China competes at the Women's 800m - T53 Final during day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

What you need to know about China's 5-time Paralympic champion wheelchair racer ahead of London 2017.

A female rider puts her finger to her lips

British and German riders lead fields at Hartpury and Uberherrn.

Jason Smyth of Ireland celebrates after winning the Men's 100m - T13 Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Paralympic champions lead squad of ten for World Para Athletics Championships.

Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos won the gold medal in the T45/46/47 - Men's 100m - Athletics

Brazil sprint sensation on challenge of having a good friend as his main rival.