PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.

The six-time Spanish Paralympic swimming champion was honoured at an emotional ceremony in Madrid.

Two ice sledge hockey players chasing after the puck.

Fourth place is never an ideal finish. So how will Norway’s sledge hockey team rebound in the 2015-16 season?

Two young women running on a track, head to head

The Australian was one of 19 gold medal winners on Saturday at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships logo square

Find out what the athletes had to say on the second day of the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Double leg amputee woman doing long jump

The German T42 long jumper set one of six world records on the first day of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Stefan Daniel of Canada competes in the cycling portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 18-year-old Canadian recently won the men’s PT4 world title, making the division a tightly-contested event ahead of Rio 2016.

Group shot of four people

Dr Van de Vliet visited Aspetar and Aspire Zone ahead of the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Blindfolded woman

On the second day of the IPC Athletics World Championships, athletes will contest 17 medal events.

Tatyana McFadden attends the photocall for the IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships.

The 10-time Paralympic medallist received the honour at the biggest night for women’s sport in the USA.

General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.

Nearly 40 athletes from 10 countries will compete in Hasselt in the last competition before the 2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships.