PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ashley Facey Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Men's singles Table Tennis - Class 9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Twelve athletes from Great Bitain will compete in the competition between 1-4 March.

Amy Purdy of the United States

The USA’s Amy Purdy and Megan Harmon explain how they navigate through the snow with lower-limb impairments.

Nandor Tunkel

The Hungarian Rio 2016 bronze medallist wants to impress at the season opening World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Para sport shooters take aim on the rifle range

The SH2 shooter made history in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, once again to follow on from his appearance at Rio 2016.

A blindfolded football 5-a-side player.

The football 5-a-side player is confident the Asian team will build on their silver medal performance at Rio 2016 and continue improving in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020.

Football 5-a-side

Great Britain’s two-time football 5-a-side Paralympian shares his view on how sports can bring together communities from across the world.

The 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships was held in Big White, Canada, between 1-8 February.

Here are some takeaways from the World Para Snowboard Championships.

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

The Canadian men’s middle distance cross-country sitting Paralympic champion shared his affections for his sport.

US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal

Guy Gosselin will replace former head coach Jeff Sauer who passed away in February, leading the defending champions to Gangneung, South Korea.

Man sitting on bench, celebrating

The first competition of the 2017 season will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from Monday (27 February).