PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chuck Aoki

Here are six players to watch in action, plus others who may fly under the radar.

Girl swimming in the pool with swimcap and goggles on.

The 15-year-old swimmer will be making her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, where she hopes to win a gold medal.

Three athletes on a podium received their medals.

The London 2012 powerlifting bronze medallist is hoping to climb onto the Paralympic podium again this September.

Short statued man doing shot put

Two world records fell out in the field on the first morning of competition (Saturday 11 June) at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy.

Man being filmed by a smartphone

Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.

Man in the air during a lung jump

Records tumbled on the first afternoon (Saturday 11 June) at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, as Russia notched up two world records and numerous championship and European records fell.

Poland's Meciej Lepiato and Great Britain's Jonathan	Broom-Edwards high jump T44 Swansea

Action gets underway at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy today (Saturday 11 June) – the first of six days of competition at the city’s Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium.

Two judo athletes fighting on a tatami or judo mat.

Algeria’s Beijing 2008 gold medallist is hoping to claim the title at September’s Paralympic Games.

Two wheelchair rugby players fighting for the ball

Here are five storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympics.

Three wheelchair racers approaching the finish line on the track of a stadium

The two T51 wheelchair racers answer questions on each other ahead of their 100m and 400m showdowns at the IPC Athletics European Championships.