PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sarah Louise Rung at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships in Funchal, Portugal.

For the first time the World Series will take place in five countries across Europe and the Americas – starting in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.

Three Para ice hockey players on ice talking to each other

South Korea will also face Norway for a shot at the overall win of the Torino Para Ice Hockey International Tournament in Italy.

Aileen Neilson examins her delivery

Ten teams will go for the world title and also get a sample of the venue that will host the sport at PyeongChang 2018.

Para Trap Shooting

Lonato, Italy, will host the competition in September 2017.

Media at the Sochi 2014

Media accreditation for the World Para Alpine Skiing, World Para Snowboard and World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals now open

Michael Brannigan - Rio 2016

Find our who raised the bar in terms of performance this month in Para athletics

Lisa Gjessing - Taekwondo

Ten athletes entered the world rankings for the first time.

Collage with five sports pictures

The public has until 9 March to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.

Pepo Puch - Rio 2016

Competition is first to use the new names for the sport’s five grades.

Men's -88 kg | FAZZA World Para Powerlifting World Cup

China’s Miaoyu Han also had an exceptional international debut, winning the women’s up to 73kg at the World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.