PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in green shirt holding an Irish flag and smiling to the camera

Find out what the athletes said after they competed at Swansea 2014

Vanessa Low long jump 2014 Athletics Grand Prix Berlin

Marcel Hug, Hannah Cockroft, Dan Greaves and Marlou van Rhijn all round-off their seasons with wins in Birmingham, Great Britain.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair and woman celebrating their victory with a gold medal around their necks

The Paralympic gold medallists won their first world title as the 2014 IFDS Combined Sailing World Championships came to a close.

A female snowboarder rides down a slope

Spanish resort will play host to 80 athletes from 20 countries in the biggest gathering of para-snowboarders since Sochi 2014

Mel Clarke celebrating

Graduates from January’s camp have already gone on to win international medals

Romario Diego MARQUES, Brazilian team blocks

IBSA Goalball publishes post event results covering TV viewers, social media and online visitors.

The National Paralympic Committees of Iraq and Iran sign a Memorandum of Understanding on 20 August 2014 in Tehran.

The two National Paralympic Committees have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and will co-operate in a number of areas.

Man in the long jump right before landing in the sand

Ten gold medals were awarded in the morning session of the last competition day of Swansea 2014

Women in racing wheelchair

The European Championships will come to a close with home favourites Aled Davies and Beverly Jones going after gold.

Man in red jersey with silver helmet and a Swiss flag smiling to the camera

The last session of the Swansea 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships has come to an end with many highlights