PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Goalball women's gold medal game between USA and Brazil at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

The 17th edition of the Malmo Ladies Intercup will be held from 6-8 May

A swimmer's head rising out of the water

Portugal’s David Grachat also placed himself in pole position to claim the hosts’ first medal in Funchal.

A group of para swimmers

Paralympic gold medallists highlight the squad, including Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher.

Close up of man with swim cap

A new world record for Ukraine's Dubrov and European marks for Russia's Zhdanov and Spain's Gascon also highlightened the competition in Funchal, Portugal.

Swimmers doing backstroke

On Thursday (5 May) the men’s S2 will feature a face-off between a defending champion and swimmer set to make his Paralympic debut in 2016.

Alex Zanardi

The 49-year-old Italian is hoping to add to the two para-cycling gold medals he won at London 2012 at September’s Paralympic Games in Rio.

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (R) and Romario Diego Marques of Brazil fail to stop a goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Brazil’s goalball star is hoping to help his country win the Paralympic title on home soil, at Rio 2016.

Beatrice Vio

The Italian wheelchair fencer won the women’s foil category B at the World Cup in Laval.

Lee Hee-beom has been nominated as the new President of the PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

The former minister has been put forward to succeed Yang-ho Cho who stepped down on Tuesday (3 May).

The world record holder in women’s long jump reflects on success and failure at previous World Championships.

The world record holder in women’s long jump reflects on success and failure at previous World Championships.