PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Switzerland - wheelchair tennis - World Team Cup

The Netherlands, Switzerland, China and the USA advanced into the women’s semi-finals; France and Belgium secured a place in the men’s next round.

cross country skier and guide climb up a hill

Canada’s 10-time Paralympic champion speaks on the upcoming Paralympics and the growing depth and quality of the field.

Dutch table tennis player playing the ball

A host of Rio 2016 medallists are in Lasko for one of the top international competitions of the year.

Powerlifting Championships

Kazakhstan and Hungary respectively will stage the most important competition outside of the Paralympic Games.

Brazil - wheelchair tennis - World Team Cup

Both the Brazilian men’s and women’s teams won their ties at the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup in Alghero, Italy, on 2 May.

Arjola Dedaj in action at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.

The fourth World Para Athletics Grand Prix of the season will take place in Italy.

Brian McKeever

Canada’s 10-time Nordic skiing Paralympic champion looks back on the 2016/17 season that saw him win two world titles.

Italy's Oney Tapia competes in the discus F11 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The Italian Paralympic discuss thrower will swap the dancefloor for this weekend’s event in Rieti.

London 2017 - logo for stories

The company will supply temporary structures for the summer of World athletics.

Woman holds sign with a man

Performances from the African Open in April shook up the rankings.