PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Belgium's Peter Genyn was in record breaking form at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Heavy downfalls proved no problem to the wheelchair racers on the fourth morning of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland.

David Weir

The British T54 racer was competing in the Vitality Westminster Mile in London.

Tatyana Mcfadden competes in torrential rain at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.

The US T54 racer is aiming to win seven golds in Rio and warmed up 10 races in four days in Switzerland.

A man in a yellow racing chair pushes forward in the outside lane of a race.

Asian and African records fell on Saturday morning at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix as a number of 400m races too place.

The SKUD18 Australian crew of Liesl Tesch and Daniel Fitzgibbon held on to win the race 10 of the 2015 Para Sailing World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Italy’s Massimo Dighe, who competed at London Paralympics, will be responsible for promoting and developing Para World Sailing.

Nely Miranda - 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow

A total of 19 swimmers, including five-time Paralympic champion Juan Ignacio Reyes, will represent Mexico at September’s Paralympic Games.

The Netherlands reveal Rio 2016 kit

The outfit for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games was launched on Monday (23 May).

The Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn on her way to breaking the 100m T43 world record at the 2016 Nottwil Grand Prix.

Both athletes set new world records on the third day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in the 100m.

Two men playing football

Here are three athletes expected to help their respective teams reach the podium in September.

Two dancers in wheelchairs posing during a performance

Several world and European medallist couples and individual dancers are expected at the Mainhatten Cup from 28-29 May.