PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ellie Cole of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke - S9 Final on day 9 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Four Paralympic stars headline the roster

Woman waves to a TV camera

Paralympic and world champion in search of her first European title in Berlin

Polish male swimmer Juliusz Trochimczuk in a wheelchair receives an award from two men

Teenage talents complement gold medals with further accolades

male goalballer player Leomon Moreno receives a trophy and shakes hands with another man

Brazilian player motivated for Paralympics after defending world title

female Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe holds up a gold medal by the pool

Multiple Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe leads delegation

male wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson raises his fists in celebration at the net

Swedish wheelchair tennis player back on his favourite Grand Slam surface

Young female Para athlete Hollie Arnold British flag

Seven world champions to star at Para athletics Europeans

the official logos of the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Organisers of next two Olympic and Paralympic Games to share expertise

female Para equestrian rider Natasha Baker smiles on her horse

Riders in Great Britain and Germany preparing for World Equestrian Games

blind male runner Henry Wanyoike and his guide on a track carrying the Kenya flag

Kenyan Paralympic champion helps blind children through Foundation