PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a man jumps into a sandpit, a group of men celebrate a goal, a group of athletes parade through a stadium

Up to 1,000 athletes from across the continent expected to compete in fifth Games.

a man uses skies and poles to get across the snow

Cross country skier favourite to medal at PyeongChang 2018 after breakout season.

A group of men in wheelchairs surrounded by confetti and ribbons celebrate with the trophy

Sweden and France claim silver and bronze at historic European Championship.

Joanna Butterfield - Rio 2016

GB thrower on facing rival Rachael Morrison in front of her home crowd.

a group of men in wheelchairs celebrate with their trophy

Defending champions beaten in both men's and women's wheelchair basketball finals.

Mariyappan Thangavelu - Rio 2016

The lowdown on India's Paralympic champion going for high jump gold at London 2017.

France's Nantenin Keita celebrates victory in the women's 400m T13 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

5 medallists from Rio 2016 will compete at World Para Athletics Championships.

Nottwil 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships logo

First Junior Para Athletics Worlds kicks off in one month.

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Champions successfully defend titles in South Korea.

Jianwen Hu - Rio 2016

What you need to know about the man going for quadruple gold at London 2017.