PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain's Samantha Kinghorn in action at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

More than 270 athletes from 17 countries competed in the latest World Para Athletics Grand Prix.

Chinese woman releasing an arrow

The Paralympic champion is using her achievements to make change in her home city Zhejiang.

A group of cyclists climbing up a hill in a road race

Some of the world’s best Para cyclists will gather in the Belgian city from 18-21 May for the second UCI Road World Cup of the year.

Woman in wheelchair dances with standing male partner

Dancers will continue preparations for the 2017 World Championships with the Polish Open.

Taekwondo men standing on podium

Australian Steven Currie also won the men’s under 75kg K42 at the Oceania Para Taekwondo Open.

Ilka Tuomisto

Finland’s cross-country standing skier aims to win gold at PyeongChang 2018 to complete his medal collection.

Shingo Kunieda of Japan

Japan’s three-time Paralympic gold medallist will face Argentina’s 2017 Australian Open champion in the second round.

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The pharmaceutical firm will support the science conference to be held in September.

Woman shooting a basketball

Marc Antoine Ducharme guide the team toward qualification for the 2018 Worlds.

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The event will take place in the Barcelona City Hall on Friday (19 May) at 11:00 CEST, with the IPC Governing Board in attendance.