PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays a forehand during the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final at the Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships.

The ITF’s flagship event will feature 52 teams from 29 countries contesting in five events.

Participans of the Agitos Foundation Youth Talent Camp held in Nicaragua.

The project, funded by the Agitos Foundation, brought together six Central American countries and has identified young athletes, trained coaches and benefitted hundreds.

Two people shkae hands

Hee-beom Lee has hit the ground running with preparations for the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games.

Inge Huitzing

The Netherlands have named 11 of the 12 who will represent their country in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Para-cyclist on a bike.

Some of the world’s best Para cyclists will gather to compete at the UCI Road World Cup whilst they go through their final preparations for Rio 2016.

Man in canoe on the water

Australian Curtis McGrath was crowned the new men’s KL2 world champion after an exciting 2016 Para Canoe Worlds finals in Duisburg.

Denmark's Daniel Jorgensen celebrates victory at the Rio 2016 Test Event.

The Danish athlete improved the T42 world record on the second day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix with a leap of 6.67m

Athletics at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games.

Find more information on how the athletics grew to become the most popular sport on the Paralympic programme.

Alphanso Cunningham

The two-time Paralympic champion is hoping training alongside Usain Bolt will inspire him to track gold at September’s Paralympics.

Fernando Fernandes

Great Britain’s Ian Marsden, Brazil’s Fernando Fernandes and China’s Wang Daquin amongst those going for gold in Duisburg, Germany.