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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two rowers in a boat on the water
Rowing

The British rowers hope to repeat their Rio success at September’s World Championships.

Sprinting woman
Athletics

The South African sprinter will line-up at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy this week.

Nandor Tunkel
Powerlifting

As the final edition of the season, there are many great excuses to tune in to the live coverage from Hungary.

Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva of Brazil competes at men's shot put qualifying at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Athletics

Find out which athletes set yet to be ratified world records last month.

A group of Para ice hockey players celebrating.
Para Ice Hockey

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during April.

Brazil - wheelchair basketball - South American Championships
Wheelchair Basketball

The Brazilian women’s team took the South American Championships title following a 67-40 victory over Argentina; hosts Peru claimed bronze.

Jose de Jesus Castillo
Powerlifting

Whilst he gets ready to compete at the World Cup in Eger, Hungary, the Mexican powerlifter shares his excitement about the Worlds on home soil.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.
Badminton

The first major international rowing competition kicks off, among other events this month.

Upper body of man throwing a red ball
Boccia

The competition will be held 9-19 August at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.

Man in a canoe in action
Canoe

Brazilian canoers won five of the six Para canoe events contested in Paipa, Colombia.

Marlou van Rhijn of Netherlands competes in the Women's 200m - T44 Fina
Athletics

The Dutch three-time Paralympic gold medallist is looking to improve further under a new coach.

Jamie Burdekin Performing
Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain’s three Paralympic players announced their retirements from competitive sport.

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

The Netherlands’ dual-sport Paralympic champion started his season right with a triathlon win in Australia.

Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer of France
Wheelchair Tennis

France men’s wheelchair tennis team is favourite to defend last year’s title; the Netherlands and USA are hopeful of winning the women’s and quad’s events.

Abdellatif-Baka
Athletics

The 1,500m Paralympic champion made global headlines at Rio 2016 winning in a time faster than the Olympic gold medallist.

Male swimmer celebrates on pool deck
Swimming

The S4 swimmer lowered the 50m backstroke time of Mexico’s Juan Reyes set at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

Japan's Sho Watanabe crosses the line to take the 2017 Tokyo marathon ahead of Switzerland's Marcel Hug.
Tokyo 2020

The Organising Committee is aiming to learn from the iconic event’s experience.

Cristian Valenzuela
Athletics

Chile’s London 2012 athletics champion is hoping to successfully defend the Doha 2015 world title in the men’s 5,000m T11 at London 2017.

Women in racing wheelchair
Athletics

Following marathon wins in Boston and London, can Manuela Schär challenge Tatyana McFadden’s dominance in the T54 class?

A swimmer smiles having won gold and set a new world record
Swimming

Uzbekistan’s Dmitriy Khorlin set a new Asian record in Sheffield, Great Britain, on Saturday (29 April).