PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Silvania Costa de Oliveira of Brazil competes in Women's Long Jump

Find out the best quotes from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The Australian team Kathleen Murdoch AUS, Brock Ingram AUS, Jeremy McGrath AUS, Davinia Lefroy AUS and Josephine Burnard AUS (not shown) winning the LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+ Final B at the Lagoa Stadium

Fans can nominate their favourite Para rowing Crew of the Year

GBR's Basketball team at Rio 2016

Toshiro Muto attended wheelchair basketball competition at Rio 2016 to see how they can make the sport a success at the next Paralympics.

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

The Australian Open Grand Slam will be the highlight of the first four months of 2017

Two blind footballers fighting for the ball

Top eight teams from 2015 European Championships automatically qualify for 2017 event.

Benjamin Daviet

The Frenchman wants to retain his team’s relay crown as well as claim more medals in Finsterau, Germany.

Canada’s Zak Madell  and Australia’s Ryley Batt

The best reactions from competition at the Paralympics.

Australia's Chris Bond pushes down the court as USA's Josh Brewer reaches for the ball

Following their back-to-back Paralympic titles the Steelers sit proudly atop the rankings.

Day 6 evening | Shooting highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Some epic reactions were recorded from athletes as they stepped off their firing points at the Paralympic Games.

Women in a wheelchair doing para sport shooting

From retiring athletes to the dominance of women on the world stage, many lessons emerged from the Paralympic Games.