PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Brazil hosts Para sport Festival for 7,000 children
Rio 2016 champion Petrucio Ferreira meets young runner in Joao Pessoa

Brian McKeever wins Canadian Sport Awards
Performance in PyeongChang gives skier Winter Athlete of the Year prize

Chateauroux 2018: Tanguy de la Forest fully focused
Athlete in shooting range and NPC Secretary General outside

Paralympians to earn equal payouts as Olympians in the USA
USOC to increase Operation Gold Awards for Paralympics by as much as 400 per cent

Kitakyushu 2018: Siamand Rahman named Best Powerlifter
Iranian wins social media vote after Asia-Oceania title triumph

Terni 2018: Bebe Vio celebrates trio
Italian sensation wins third European title

Indonesia 2018: Spotlight on goalball
China and Japan the favourites to medal at Asian Para Games

Tryon 2018: Japan and Dutch reasons to dance
Freestyle competition concludes historic finish at Worlds

Paralympic champions in action in Japan
More than 40 international swimmers join National Games in Yokohama

Odivelas 2018: Alana Maldonado targets gold
Brazilian judoka aims to add Worlds medal to Paralympic silver