PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Upper body of man playing table tennis

Great Britain gets to see where they stacks up among para-table tennis international competition.

Dirceu Jose Pinto

The boccia event featured nail-biting matches across all 3 categories.

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Partners since 2009, the two organisations have agreed to work together identifying a number of collaborative areas through to after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (R) and Romario Diego Marques of Brazil fail to stop a goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Parapan Am Games opportunity for Brazil to see how young players mix with veterans in prep for Paralympic Games.

Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil runs with Usain Bolt of Jamaica as her guide during an exhibition in preparation for the Mano a Mano Athletics Challenge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2011, she was elected to the APC Executive Committee at the Guadalajara Parapan American Games.

At Toronto 2015 athletes will be invited to vote for one athlete to sit on the Americas Paralympic Committee Executive Committee.

Daoliang Hu (L) of China celebrates winning gold against Anton Datsko (R) of Ukraine during the Men's Individual Foil Category B final of the Wheelchair Fencing on day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The IWAS World Cup in Montreal, Canada saw a fierce contest between the sport’s best – China and Russia.

Lawrence Karanja

ITF recognises Karanja for his support and development of the sport in Africa.

Hudson's Bay unveils Team Canada collection for Toronto 2015

Athletes will wear designs at Parapan Games that pay homage to the Canadian flag

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.

After winning the 200m T44 world title in 2013, the USA’s Jarryd Wallace is looking to break 22 seconds for the first time this year.

Anne Dickins

Great Britain paddles away with four gold medals at Racice, Czech Republic.