PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Steve Cash making a save against Greg Westlake in the gold medal game USA v Canada at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships will be a major qualifying event for PyeongChang 2018.

Man holds javelin and prepares to throw

With the athletics season in full swing, here is an easy reference guide to world record breakers from around the world.

Josh Pauls

The US Para ice hockey defenseman took a break from his World Championships training for a laugh.

A female trainer coaches blind players in Vienna, Austria.

Three teams so far from three countries are in the league, with IBSA looking to add two more teams.

Woman doing breaststroke

Canadian swimmers will get the chance to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in home water.

Woman on a snowboard in action

Many of the winter sports wrapped up, while this was just the beginning of summer sports.

Team Preview: Sweden

Can the newly promoted Swedish team claim their first medal on the world stage since 2004 at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships?

Three female swimmers pose for a photo

The Paralympic swimming champion succeeds outgoing Chairperson Todd Nicholson.

Ruth Hagspiel - alpine skiing

Slalom, giant slalom and super combined helped skiers win coveted trophies in Switzerland.

A Tokyo 2020 emblem can be seen from up.

The guidelines aim to provide an enhanced environment that will secure more opportunities for access to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.