PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a male blind footballer and a male able-bodied footballer on the pitch

Blind Football

Blind football superstar analyses Brazil’s greatest rivals

Italy's Carlotta Gilli celebrates gold at 2018 World Series in Berlin, Germany.

Swimming

Italian dedicates victory to late Para ice hockey player Andrea Chiarotti

Japan's Yui Kamiji competes in the ladies wheelchair singles at the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros.

Wheelchair Tennis

Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda both win respective wheelchair singles titles in Paris

a male blind footballer and three male able-bodied footballers celebrating a goal

Blind Football

Brazilian blind football superstar continues team analysis

England started their 2018 World Championships with a 4-0 win over Mali.

Blind Football

Hosts Spain and defending champions Brazil claim second wins

Male swimmer in goggles in the pool

Swimming

Belarusian breaks world record in the men´s 50m backstroke twice

Brazilian blind footballers cheer together

Blind Football

Brazilian star sends best wishes to blind football team before its debut victory

a female wheelchair tennis player plays a backhand shot

Wheelchair Tennis

Meanwhile Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda will play for men's singles title

Brazilian goalball player raises arms after winning

Goalball

Brazilian men retain title while Russian women win first gold medal

a male blind footballer and a group of able-bodied footballers holding the World Cup

Blind Football

Brazilian blind football superstar on who will make knockout stages

Day 5 highlights | Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships

Shooting

Won two individual titles at World Shooting Para Sport Championships

Taekwondo men standing on podium

Taekwondo

Amy Truesdale also looking to return to the top

Andrea Chiarotti

Para Ice Hockey

Italy’s Sochi 2014 flag bearer dies following brain tumour

a male blind football player and a male able-bodied footballer dribbling with the ball

Blind Football

Brazilian blind football superstar on who will make knockout stages

a female Para swimmer smiles in the water as she removes her swimming cap

Swimming

Outstanding performances delivered in German capital

a group of blind footballers in action on the pitch

Blind Football

Coach and 2010 FIFA World Cup winner Vicente del Bosque opens the competition

a male wheelchair tennis player plays a backhand on a clay court

Wheelchair Tennis

British teammate Gordon Reid upsets world No. 1 to reach semis

three female goalball players hug in celebration in front of the goal

Goalball

World champions knocked out in quarter finals by Turkey

A group of blind footballers smiling in an airport

Blind Football

World's best 16 teams will battle it out for title and Tokyo 2020 qualification

A woman smiling

New Zealand

Fiona Allan named in Queen’s Birthday Honours