PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Aurelie Rivard - Rio 2016

The three-time swimming Paralympic champion shared the award with short track speed skater Marianne St-Gelais at a ceremony held on 19 April.

Para taekwondo seminar held in Peru

The Peruvian capital of Lima staged the first international Para taekwondo seminar in the Americas on 11 April.

Wheelchair Basketball South American Championships - Lima, Peru

The female teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and hosts Peru will face-off at the South American Championships, from 24-30 April.

A swimmer with limb impairments starts his race

Brazil see more success at their home competition in Sao Paulo.

Paralympic, world and European long jump T44 champion Markus Rehm explains his favourite place for vacation.

The German long jumper has won every title there is but where does he like to go on holiday?

Nottwil 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships logo

A team of four athletes will compete in Nottwil, Switzerland.

David Weir

Switzerland’s Manuela Schär secured her second marathon win in six days.

Misato Michishita of Japan in action during the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon.

Ray Martin secured his third successive World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup wini n London.

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva of Brazil competes at men's shot put qualifying at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Alessandro Rodrigo added 22cm to a 19 year-old world record.

#TeamAgitos - Meet Brazilian swimmer Cecilia de Araujo

Big names and up-and-coming athletes secured World Championships places in the heats which took place in Sao Paulo.