PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Slovakia’s world and European champion Veronika Vadovicova, Hiltrop Natascha from Germany and Ryabchenko Tatiana from Russia.

The R3 world record holder won gold on day one.

Elodie Lorandi, France, doing the freestyle

Aurelie Rivard, Elodie Lorandi, Darya Stukalova, Ihar Boki and Talisson Glock all head through fastest in the heats at the swimming Euros on Monday (2 May).

Athletes in wheelchairs and standing pose for a group photo

World Championship couple Nadiia and Ivan Sivak danced to two golds in their 2016 debuts.

Football 7-a-side - Ukraine

The 2015 world silver medallists defeated the Dutch on day one of the Pre-Paralympic Tournament.

Matt Bugg competing in the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia’s Matthew Bugg claimed the 2.4m class Sailing World Cup Hyeres gold, ahead of Norway’s Bjornar Erikstad and France’s Damien Seguin.

Picture of an indoor 50m swimming pool

Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Gabidullina tore down the women's 50m freestyle S3 mark to take the Open gold in Funchal, Portugal.

Valeriia Shabalina of Russia

Uzbekistan's Muslima Odilova also burst onto the scene with a new world best alongside Italian Arjola Trimi in Funchal, Portugal.

Maksym Veraksa

Rivalries will be reignited as some of para-swimming’s most decorated athletes compete in Funchal, Portugal.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms

Check out all the events that will headline this month in para-sport.

Selfie of two women smiling with many kids in the background

The two Italian sprinters told 100 youngsters about their excitement for June’s IPC Athletics European Championships.