PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Richard Whitehead of Great Britain

A total of 23 athletes have been selected for the Paralympic Podium programme and a further 24 selected for the Paralympic Podium Potential programme.

Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair race during the 120th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts.

The US wheelchair racer can secure the inaugural Abbott World Marathon and US 50,000 dollars with victory in New York on Sunday.

Aileen Neilson competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Only two of the 16 teams will advance to the World Championship 2017.

Brazil's first national Paralympic training Centre

The event will take place at the Paralympic Training Centre in Sao Paulo, between 8-10 December.

Aurelie Rivard - Rio 2016

Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches who competed at Rio 2016 were welcomed into the House of Commons by the members of the Parliament.

Lorenzo Perez Escalona

Cuba’s first swimming Paralympic gold medallist is hoping to top the podium at the 2017 World Para swimming Championships in Mexico City.

Judokas, Carmen Brussig and Li Liqing competing for the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.

China’s judoka won her maiden Paralympic title last September following a win over Germany’s defending champion Carmen Brussig.

The Netherlands' Bibian Mentel-Spee secured her second World Cup win in Aspen and was joined on the podium by teammate Lisa Bunschoten and the USA’s Heidi Jo Duce.

After winning her first World Cup in Landgraaf last season, the Dutch snowboarder aims at repeating that result once again.

Man in sledge holding up a cup

A record 300 athletes from 24 clubs will play at the NHL-presented competition between 17-20 November.

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Fourteen candidates are running for positions on the Para triathlon committee.