PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a male from Germany wearing red and black clothes competing in the long jump

Here are six stories that could make all the headlines in athletics at September’s Paralympic Games.

Jonnie Peacock celebrates winning gold in the men's 100m T44 Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

In May’s edition of ‘How I got into…’ we find out how Great Britain’s Paralympic sprint champion Jonnie Peacock started out in Para athletics.

A taekwondo athlete kicks another taekwondo athlete

The competition will also debut athletes from Afghanistan, Germany and Nigeria in a Para taekwondo event for the first time.

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Dr. Melissa Wilson will serves as Athlete Development Manager, and Kieran Wall joins as Community Development Manager.

A sprinter overtakes another runner on the 100m straight.

Here are 10 athletes you cannot miss in action at this September’s Paralympic Games.

Switzerland's Marcel Hug after competing in the Rio 2016 test event in May.

The Swiss “Silver Bullet” was in action on the fourth and final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in the 2016 Paralympic Games host city.

Brazil's Daniel Martins celebrates winning the men's 400m T20 final with Graclino Tavares Barbosa of Cape Verde during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

One world and two Americas records were set on the third day of the competition which is acting as a Rio 2016 test event.

Wheelchair racer after finishing his race

The Canadian T53 wheelchair racer aims to use the Nottwil Grand Prix to qualify for Rio 2016.

View on an empty stadium with a blue track

The sport will be contested in the Olympic Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.

Mary Fisher of New Zealand competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

New Zealand’s Mary Fisher prepares to defend her 200m individual medley title and possibly secure more golds after an excellent few years since London 2012.