PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain's Aled Davies poses with his gold medal at the medal ceremony for the men's shot put F42 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

The shot put and discus world champion talks us through his typical training regime as he prepares for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Beatrice Vio duelling with Dani Gyongi at the 2013 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix

The 18-year-old Italian extends her unbeaten streak into 2016 with gold in Eger, Hungary.

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Australia’s London 2012 Paralympic champion is No. 1 in the women’s T2 road ranking.

Sledge hockey player on the ice

Canadian forward speaks emotionally about how he became one of the world’s best ice sledge hockey players.

Lijun ZHANG, China is set up by her team mate

The sitting volleyball veteran knows the game is changing and defending the Paralympic title will be difficult.

Egypt's Sherif Osman celebrates setting a new world record

The Egyptian up to 54kg world champion reminded the world why Dubai, UAE, is one of his favourite places to compete.

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon snowboards down the course at Sochi 2014.

Chris Vos and Matti Suur-Hamari take their second wins of the week at the IPC Snowboard World Cup in Big White, Canada.

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All IPC social media accounts can now be found @Paralympics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, G+ and YouTube.

MusicMonday graphic  Evan O’Hanlon

The Australian sprinter who showed his talent for rapping whilst injured last year shares his three musical choices.

Three women with medals around their necks posing on the podium

Egypt’s Ramadan and Hungary’s Tunkel also set new personal bests in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.