PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chui Yee Yu - London 2012

The Hong Kong, China wheelchair fencing Paralympic champion captured gold at the World Cup in Warsaw.

Anna-Carin Ahlquist

A total of 54 athletes will represent Sweden, and four athletes and one guide will compete for Ecuador at Rio 2016.

Andy Avellana of Philippines

It was the first time an IPC Athletics education course has taken place in the country.

Japan's Atsushi Yamamoto competes in the long jump at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin.

A look back at two days of action from the penultimate Grand Prix of the season in the German capital.

The SKUD18 Australian crew of Liesl Tesch and Daniel Fitzgibbon held on to win the race 10 of the 2015 Para Sailing World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Three potential storylines to follow heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Andre Brasil of Brazil competes at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal.

Brazil is hoping to take advantage of being the host nation and seek top-five finish in Rio 2016 medal tally.

Three men in a boat sailing

Six sailors will represent Australia at September’s Paralympic Games.

David Drahoninsky

After recently winning European gold, the Czech Republic’s David Drahoninsky remains the one to beat in the men’s W1.

Richard Browne

The 100m and 200m T44 world champion and world record holder explains how he got into Para athletics.

World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.

The World Anti-Doping Agency is seeking nominations for candidates to sit on its four standing committees in 2017.