PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Silvania Costa

The world champion added 13cm to the previous T11 record which had stood since 1997.

Powerlifter Luciano Dantas, visually impaired judoka Lucia Teixeira and sprinter Vinicius Rodrigues.

In the short viral video, three Para athletes from Brazil turn up incognito at gyms and take on all-comers to challenge preconceptions

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the 800m race during the ParAthletics Grand Prix 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland

Thirteen track and field athletes and 10 archers named to ParalympicsGB squad for September’s Paralympic Games.

A man paddles in a canoe.

After Australia´s Curtis McGrath put an end to his winning streak, the Austrian canoeist is more motivated for Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.

Brazil and Argentina fought out a tough 0-0 draw in five-a-side football.

Argentina’s football 5-a-side team are hoping to break their neighbour’s 100 per cent record at the Paralympic Games this September.

Man doing powerlifting on a bench

Ahmad Deljavan explains how he has built up the world’s strongest Paralympian to reach 300kg in Rio 2016.

London 2017 logo

Media operations and stadium production appointments made for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.

The Spanish Paralympic Committee launched Rio 2016 webpage

The Spanish Paralympic Committee has presented a webpage devoted exclusively to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Four photos of four different sport wheelchairs in action (rugby, tennis, athletics, basketball)

Get to know the intricate details that go into wheelchairs in various Para sports.

Three people in a pool, smiling to the camera

The Argentinian swimmer will make his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, 12 years after his father competed at his last, in Athens.