PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tokito Oda won successfully defended his men's wheelchair tennis singles crown at Roland Garros, while Dutch star Diede de Groot won her 14th straight Grand Slam singles title. Guy Sasson won the quad wheelchair tennis singles tournament in his French Open debut

Brazil put up an impressive show winning nine of 24 medal events, followed by strong showing from Colombia and the hosts France, in the last international competition before Paris 2024, in L’Aquapolis

Para table tennis has been part of every Paralympics since the first edition held in Rome in 1960

Para table tennis player Li Na Lei won two medals for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. She is looking to extend her medal tally at Paris 2024

Poland topped the medal table followed by Ukraine and Serbia, even as Czech Republic, Georgia, Finland and Portugal bagged their first quota place for Paralympics over five days of intense action at the WSPS European Championships

The 10 names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France

France host last stop of the Citi Para Swimming World Series before the Paralympics with nearly 200 athletes in action during three days of competition, including a local star hoping for his first Paralympic podium in his second Games

Two-time Paralympic swimming champion Carlos Daniel Serrano says he is prepared to make his family happy at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

The International Paralympic Committee has started re-analysing doping control samples collected from athletes following the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Slovakia and Italy impress too, thanks to Marinov and Nanni in PT2 and PT3 finals, as 53 from 17 nations were in action at Las Gabias Shooting Center

Italian Para swimming sensation Simone Barlaam says his main goal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics is to “enjoy the experience” of competing at the Games

A total of 340 athletes from 54 NPCs including several legends and new champions from Kobe 2024 Worlds will be in action in Nottwil, Switzerland, this week

Egypt's Para swimming star Kahil targets a podium finish at the Paris 2024 Paralympics after a successful 2023

Sixty-nine participants from 12 countries in Africa took part in a Regional Sport Training event in Marrakesh, Morocco, in April

Sixteen new global marks were set during the four-day races; Brazil and Canada swimmers impress too completing top 3 in medals table at Schwimm-und Sprunghalle im Europa Sportpark (SSE)

Goalball at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place at the South Paris Arena, within Paris Expo, from 29 August-5 September

Over 600 Para swimmers will compete across 141 medal events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Goalball is one of the two sports in the Paris 2024 sports programme without an Olympic counterpart. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will feature eight team each in both the men’s and women’s tournaments.

A total of 152 athletes from 32 nations ready to claim spotlight in the European Championships, offering 10 Paralympic quota spots. The five-day event is held simultaneously with World Para Trap Championships.

The sitting volleyball players you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France in less than 100 days