PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Shaun Norris competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team, and Canada’s boccia and sailing teams for September’s Paralympic Games have been announced.

International Goalball Tournament "Vilnius Vytautas Magnus Lions Club Cup”, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 14-17 July 2016.

Lithuania 2 claimed gold at the Vilnius Vytautas Magnus Lions Club Cup, ahead of Lithuania 1 and European champions Turkey.

Two wheelchair fencers cross swords in empty arena, some people watching from behind

Competitions can be watched at the new Youth Arena during the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

A visually impaired athlete runs with her guide on the track of a stadium.

The Brazilian sprinting legend talks about how she is preparing for her fourth Paralympic Games.

Aerial view on stadium

Tickets are still available for events where records are likely to fall, legends will be born and memories created.

Graphic showing all social platforms with the text Paralympics

With 50 days to go until the Paralympics, here are the accounts you should be following on social media.

The PyeongChang 2018 full-sized mascots appear on stage in front of a crowd.

The white tiger Soohorang and the Asiatic black bear Bandabi, the official mascots for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, will make a nationwide promotional tour.

A wheelchair racer leads a line of competitors on a red track.

A one-hour special will document the making of the 2016 US Paralympic Team that will compete in Rio.

Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft and David Weir.

Headliners at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final include home favourites David Weir, Hannah Cockroft and Jonnie Peacock