PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Female archer poses in front of a target

Archery

Nemati and Zhou remained at the top, while new faces entered the spotlight

Two athletes hug on the track in front of a bulletin board showing 'WR'

Athletics

Petrucio Ferreira meets athletics world champion before ‘Mano a Mano’ challenge

Paralympic wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki poses for a portrait at the 2016 Team USA Media Summit at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 8, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Rio 2016

US wheelchair rugby captain remembers thrilling Paralympic final loss to Australia

Emma Booth - Rio 2016

Equestrian

Public vote to help decide winner of ‘Against All Odds’ category at 2017 FEI Awards

a female coach and male athlete stand together on the track at the London Stadium

Athletics

US coach Sonja Robinson reveals pride at receiving her own medal following World Para Athletics Championships success

Peter Rosenmeier from Denmark plays at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020

Paralympic and Olympic participation in Tokyo 2020 will both be led by National Olympic Committee

a female and a male smile for the camera

Movement’s highest honour awarded to Governing Board members

Will Bayley celebrates his 3-1 win against Israel Pereira Stroh BRA in the Men's Singles - Class 7

Table Tennis

Sandra Paovic, Natalia Partyka and Will Bayley among big names to watch for

a group of people smile for the camera

Italy

Seven hectare site will host training for nine Para sports

a group of para ice hockey players fight for the puck

PyeongChang 2018

Opening day will feature two matches as five teams battle for final PyeongChang places

a group of three wheelchair athletes on the podium

Shooting

Slovakia’s Paralympic champion wins R6 in final round at Osijek World Cup

America

Programme aims to identify future Canadian Paralympic stars

Norway's Birgit Skarstein, AS Women's Single Sculls heat, 2015 World Rowing Cup II Varese, Italy

Rowing

Rio medallists progress from heats on opening day of World Championships

A man wearing sunglasses

Athletics

Athletics and Paralympic community pay tribute following death in South Africa

Para dance sport

Paula Moulton and Sofie Cox running for election

a male Para cyclist

Cycling

Team hoping to build on Road World Championships debut

a group of Para athletes giving out toys and food to children

America

Supplies collected following disaster in state of Morelos on 19 September

Graphic of Tokyo 2020 emblem being transformed

Tokyo 2020

Images will feature in forthcoming ‘1,000 days to go’ milestone event

a Para athlete sticks his tongue out as he crosses the finish line

Cycling

Dutch athlete preparing for Ironman challenge after winning three world titles

Two men signing a contract

The two German based organisations have been working together since the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.