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Man being filmed by a smartphone

Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.

Man in the air during a lung jump

Records tumbled on the first afternoon (Saturday 11 June) at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, as Russia notched up two world records and numerous championship and European records fell.

Poland's Meciej Lepiato and Great Britain's Jonathan	Broom-Edwards high jump T44 Swansea

Action gets underway at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy today (Saturday 11 June) – the first of six days of competition at the city’s Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium.

Two judo athletes fighting on a tatami or judo mat.

Algeria’s Beijing 2008 gold medallist is hoping to claim the title at September’s Paralympic Games.

Two wheelchair rugby players fighting for the ball

Here are five storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympics.

Three wheelchair racers approaching the finish line on the track of a stadium

The two T51 wheelchair racers answer questions on each other ahead of their 100m and 400m showdowns at the IPC Athletics European Championships.

Darlene Hunter of USA

The 12-woman roster features athletes who carry hefty experiences from the Paralympics and World Championships

Swimmer in the water, doing breaststroke

A series of new bests in non-Paralympic events were also set in Berlin, Germany.

Matt Skelhon Shooting

Ten shooters will represent Great Britain at September’s Paralympic Games, including Beijing 2008 gold medallist Matt Skelhon.

Music band of uniformed men in front of a TV board

The six-day event in Italy's Tuscan city got underway with a colourful Opening Ceremony.

Athlete holding the Norwegian flag.

It has been 40 years since Kibuuka became Africa’s first winter Para athlete and 20 since he was named Norway’s Paralympic flag bearer.

Samuel Ingram of Great Britain and Jorge Lencina of Argentina

Willians Araujo, Alana Maldonado and Lucia Araujo took three golds as Brazil tops the medal table in Walsall, England.

female athlete in a sit ski propelling herself forward

Paralympic medallists Oksana Masters and Andy Soule will return to the snow for a crucial season.

Elodie Lorandi celebrates victory in Berlin

Paralympic and world champions Daniel Dias, Mary Fisher, Ellie Cole, Carlos Serrano and Elodie Lorandi will all compete in the German capital.

A picture of man in a wheelchair resisting to a choch with another wheelchair.

Learn how the sport originally called Murderball made it into the Paralympics.

A general view of the Arena Carioca 1 at the Olympic Park.

All the chair-knocking, fast-paced action can be watched at the Carioca Arena 1 during the Paralympic Games.

Three blind athletes playing football on a field at the Parapan American Games

Mexico’s Jorge Lanzagorta is hoping his team will rub shoulders with favourites Brazil and Argentina at September’s Paralympic Games.

Two judokas competing at the European judo championships

The IBSA Judo Committee has begun the host-country selection process for competitions set to take place between 2017 and 2020.

A picture of a powerlifter on a bench celebrating

Getting into the world top three is not easy, but that is exactly what the best powerlifters from the region have done in 2016.

Finish of a sprint with three women

The 100m T42 world champion, who obliterated her own world record last year, will compete at Grosseto 2016 despite an injury marred season.