PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

US high jumper Sam Grewe clears the bar at Berlin Grand Prix 2016

Athletics

US world champion and Paralympic silver medallist has had meteoric rise since 2015 debut.

GB powerlifter Ali Jawad poses in weight room at Loughborough University

Powerlifting

British powerlifter will defend his world title in Mexico City later this year.

Great Britain

BPA hoping to surpass 2016 performance at Tokyo 2020.

Chad Perris runs in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Ambulant 100m heats during the Queensland Track Classic.

Athletics

Follow Australian sprinter on Instagram for International Albinism Awareness Day.

Croatia's most successful Paralympian Milka Milinkovic has died.

Croatia

Croatia’s most successful Paralympian won eight medals at 10 games.

France’s Benjamin Daviet

PyeongChang 2018

French para-athlete explains why the Winter Paralympics are the ones to watch.

Agitos

Activities and programmes to ensure best possible Paralympic Winter Games will run from from 2017-2022.

Swimming

The 18-year-old only made his international debut this month and now seeks to qualify for Mexico 2017.

The four medallists from the women's +70kg judo category on the podium at Rio 2016.

Judo

US judoka wants to build on Paralympic bronze medal from Rio 2016.

Alfie Hewett of Great Britain celebrates beating Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez in the mens singles wheelchair final at Roland Garros.

Wheelchair Tennis

GB's Hewett upsets defending champion Fernandez to win maiden men's Grand Slam title.

Lakeisha Patterson celebrates on the podium at Rio 2016.

Swimming

Australia’s double Paralympic champion shines on final day of penultimate World Series

Leomon Moreno is leading defending champions Brazil into the 2018 Goalball Worlds

Goalball

Men's team preparing for Americas Regional Championships.

Bruna Costa Alexandre,Brent Lakatos, Rebeca Valenzuela Alvarez, Cassie Mitchell and Evan Medell are the five shortlisted Para athletes for the Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’ for May 2017.

Summer Sports

Athletes from Brazil, Canada, Mexico and USA in the running for May 2017.

Walid Ktila of Tunisia leads the pack in the Men's 800m - T34 Final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Athletics

Runner admits he’s out for revenge at World Para Athletics Championships.

Peter Genyn - Rio 2016

Athletics

Belgium’s wheelchair racer hoping to dominate again at London 2017.

Sophie Hahn Holiday Hotspot

Sophie Hahn

British sprinter shares her favourite destination ahead of home World Para Athletics Championships in London.

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PyeongChang 2018

Canadian Para Nordic skier hoping for more success after winning bronze at Worlds.

Slovakia's Jakub Krako on the course in Sochi

PyeongChang 2018

Slovakia’s alpine skier recalls his top moments from last season ahead of PyeongChang 2018.

A visually impaired athlete swims

Swimming

Home swimmers continue to dominate event in Indianapolis with multiple wins on day two.

USA's Deja Young celebrates after winning gold in women's 200m T44 final at Rio 2016

Athletics

Team for World Para Athletics Championships includes 20 medal winners from Rio 2016.