PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jetze Plat NED celebrates winning the Gold Medal in the Men's PT1 Triathlon at Fort Copacabana. The Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro

The Netherlands and hosts Italy achieved seven wins each at the inaugural 2017 UCI Para cycling Road World Cup in Maniago, between 12-14 May.

Helene Ripa, Sweeden coming up to the finish

The Swedish is hanging up the skis to fully devote herself to Para canoe.

Daniel Rodrigues - Brazil - wheelchair tennis

Brazil’s world No.27 claimed the 2017 Internazionali d’Italia title in Rome following a 6-4, 6-0 win over Austria’s Nico Langmann in the final.

a female from Tunisia wearing red and competing in the shot put

The 27-year-old looks to extend her dominance in the women’s shot put F41 at London 2017.

A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

The Organising Committee is calling artists to develop a poster that captures the Paralympic spirit ahead of the Winter Games.

Chian's Liwan Yang competes in the women's discus F55 final during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Liwan Yang took shot put gold to complete hat trick, successful showing for host nation.

Male triathlete celebrates after winning race

Both nations took home three gold medals apiece at the World Para Triathlon Series.

Man riding a horse

The German riders each went three-for-three at the Para equestrian competition.

wheelchair basketball players

The Spanish brothers led their nation to its first Paralympic medal and want to build off that at the Europeans.

David Drahoninsky shooting an arrow

World Archery caught up with the men’s W1 reigning Paralympic silver medallist.