PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

An artist's impression of how the Tokyo 2020 national stadium will look

The postal service and financial agency company becomes the 18th Partner of Tokyo 2020.

Woman cross country skiing

Japanese Nordic skier Yurika Abe managed two top five World Cup finishes in 2014-15, emerging as one her country’s greatest future medal hopes.

Tom Kierey

Germany's Tom Kierey wins his second gold medal.

Female archer competes

The US Army veteran will represent her country in another fashion.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo

Lynne Anderson will start her new role 24 August.

Laura Valeanu of Romania competes in the Women's Slalom 1st Run - Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The aspiring doctor hopes to build off the bronze medal she won at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Martin Schulz of Germany emerges from the water in the swim portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach.

The event will be held prior to Rio 2016, where the sport will make its Paralympic debut.

A man paddles in a canoe.

It was tight, but Australia’s Amanda Reynolds mustered the energy to win the KL3 200m event at the Para-Canoe World Championships.

ITTF logo green square

For the first time, the World Championships will be split between team and individual events.

Player kicks ball.

Host Great Britain are coming off a strong showing from May’s World Games and will challenge defending champs Spain.