PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Day 1 highlights | Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships

Brazil enjoys successful first day of competition by winning four golds

Alice Oluwafemaiyo (Nigeria) wins Gold and WR | Women's Up to 86kg | Mexico City 2017

Home crowd also celebrate dramatic gold for Castillo Castillo on day one of Worlds

three male powerlifters on the podium

Turkey finishes as most decorated country with three golds while hosts end with two titles

a man smiling at the camera

IPC Vice President Duane Kale's speech to open the World Championships

a male Para ice hockey player

Canada, USA, Italy and South Korea take on World Sledge Hockey Challenge

Agitos Foundation - I'mPOSSIBLE

Paralympic Movement’s education programme launched in December

a group of men and women stand holding a Barcelona shirt

Ceremony at Camp Nou marks the beginning of collaboration to develop Para sport projects

a female powerlifter raises her arms in celebration

London 2012 champion set to return to competition after two year break

Male swimmer in water competing in butterfly stroke

Twenty-three finals to be contested as Championships get underway

a group of men smile for the camera

Second Para Central American Games will take place in Nicaraguan capital