Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A sit skier celebrates his performance

The South Korean reveals his heroes, goals and plans ahead of a crucial season.

Woman in wheelchair goes for loose basketball while oppents guard her

Laura Furst's experience will be integral in building up the national team.

Para swimmers celebrate their podiums

Another strong performance from hosts Brazil closed the second World Series of 2017.

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Athletes Matjaz Fleischmann and Peter Brigola helped put together a seminar and workshop.

Two men, one blindfolded, laughing

The 100m T11 world and Paralympic champion talks about how London 2012 acted as motivation for him to become a better athlete.

Woman in wheelchair throwing a blue boccia ball

A nagging shoulder injury since London 2012 has forced the bronze medallist to take her training slower.

A Para swimmer competes in breaststroke

Great Britain’s Paralympic medallist Scott Quin will compete at the upcoming World Series in Sheffield with renewed focus.

Aurelie Rivard - Rio 2016

The three-time swimming Paralympic champion shared the award with short track speed skater Marianne St-Gelais at a ceremony held on 19 April.

Para taekwondo seminar held in Peru

The Peruvian capital of Lima staged the first international Para taekwondo seminar in the Americas on 11 April.

Wheelchair Basketball South American Championships - Lima, Peru

The female teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and hosts Peru will face-off at the South American Championships, from 24-30 April.

A swimmer with limb impairments starts his race

Brazil see more success at their home competition in Sao Paulo.

Paralympic, world and European long jump T44 champion Markus Rehm explains his favourite place for vacation.

The German long jumper has won every title there is but where does he like to go on holiday?

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A team of four athletes will compete in Nottwil, Switzerland.

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Switzerland’s Manuela Schär secured her second marathon win in six days.

Misato Michishita of Japan in action during the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon.

Ray Martin secured his third successive World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup wini n London.

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

Alessandro Rodrigo added 22cm to a 19 year-old world record.

#TeamAgitos - Meet Brazilian swimmer Cecilia de Araujo

Big names and up-and-coming athletes secured World Championships places in the heats which took place in Sao Paulo.

Brazil's Thiago Paulino improved his own discus F57 world record on 21 April 2017 with a throw of 48.04m.

The 31-year-old threw 48.04m to add 36cm to the previous record.

Manuela Schaer of Switzerland competes in the 800 meter - T54 Round 1 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

After setting the fastest marathon time ever on Monday, Swiss racer Schär is looking for back-to-back wins.

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A look ahead to Sunday’s Virgin Money London Marathon in Great Britain.