PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A Nordic skier looks behind him at two other skiers approaching the crest of the hill, close behind him. Mountains are in the background.

The French biathlete and cross-country skier was amongst the top cross-country skiers in the 2015-16 World Cup.

The Ukrainian Football 7-a-side team at the Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Pre-Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain.

The Netherlands, Ukraine and the USA will face off before they meet again in September’s Games.

A group shot of people standing and sitting in wheelchairs behind a banner with the following text: Programme de renforcement des capacites des organisations - Niveau 1

Four National Paralympic Committees successfully applied for seed funding to promote Para sport ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

the upper body of a female playing table tennis and wearing a pink polo shirt

Here are five potential headliners that could come out from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Darlene Hunter of USA

Here is a brief rundown of the tournaments taking place ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.

Blindfolded football player celebrates

The Beijing 2008 blind football silver medallists feel ‘prepared to beat anyone’ at September’s Paralympic Games, including powerhouse Brazil.

Woman in running shirt crossing the finish

26 medals will be decided on the final day (Thursday 16 June) of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, as Russia look to confirm their place at the top of medals table.

Man in canoe in triumphant pose

Reigning men’s KL2 world champion Curtis McGrath will lead the six-person roster into September’s Games.

Choy Hing Lam and Rignell Fabian

Para table tennis was one of the original eight Paralympic sports that featured in Rome 1960.

Woman during a shot put

The penultimate session of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships saw a world record in the field.