PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Austria's Mendy Swoboda won his second world title in the para-canoe K1 men’s 200m TA event.

Find out how Austria, Brazil and Canada made their way to the top of the podium at the ICF Para-Canoe World Championships.

Defar wins in the 5,000m at the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich

First season final also sees Bondarenko flying high.

Alex Zanardi

Italy’s Alex Zanardi, Vittorio Podesta and Luca Mazzone all won gold to open the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships.

Czech Republic ice sledge hockey team

The Czechs took the Russians to a penalty shootout and Canada remained undefeated at the ice sledge hockey Test Event.

Bruno Jourden

The French are leading the sonar class and the Dutch the one-person keelboat event heading into the final weekend of the IFDS Sailing World Championships.

Jiri Jezek

Top names such as Jiri Jezek and Alex Zanardi will compete for gold at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships.

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Agitos symbol also unvelied on day of celebrations of one year on from London 2012.

Jeannette Chippington

Jeannette Chippington picked up three medals for Great Britain in Duisburg, Germany.

Morten Vaernes

Norway beat Russia and Canada defeated the Czech Republic to open the International Ice Sledge Hockey “4 Nations” Tournament.

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