PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

US para-equestrian rider Sydney Collier with service dog Journey.

Four riders and their horses are expected to represent the USA in September’s Paralympic Games.

A picture of a two man cycling wit the same bicycle

Here are five potential storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympic Games.

A Para swimmer competes in a race

Athletes have done everything they can and the team for Rio 2016 will be announced on Sunay (3 July).

Two men, one blindfolded, laughing

The US 100m T11 world champion talks about his relationship with his coach, the Brazilian 800 Olympic champion from 1984 Joaquim Cruz.

collage of three photos, one with swimmers in open water, one with two cyclists on a tandem, one with a runner with prosthetic leg

The Para Triathlon World Championships will also be held in conjunction with the Grand Final.

A Para swimmer celebrates a new world record

The US swimmer took the mark down in the heats and finals at the 2016 US Paralympic Trials.

A group of cyclists compete in the Men's C4-5 Scratch race at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Road events made their Paralympic debut at New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 and track competitions at Atlanta 1996.

Lebanon celebrates National Paralympic Day

The event took place in the city of Ansar on 28 June.

World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.

The magazine covers different areas, from anti-doping development to athlete outreach, education to compliance, and science to testing.

The Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn on her way to breaking the 100m T43 world record at the 2016 Nottwil Grand Prix.

The Dutch blade runner spent time earlier this year away from Para athletics learning how to conduct an orchestra.