PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rehm aims to fly the flag for Paralympic sport
The German long jumper will line-up at this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin, Germany.

Martina Caironi maintains record breaking form in Grosseto
On her home track, the Italian broke her own 200m T42 world record for the second time in two weeks at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Jorgensen breaks world record for second time in eight days
The Dane jumped 6.53m to add 2cm to his own long jump F42 record set just last week.

Glasgow 2015 to be shown live
All seven days of action from the swimming Worlds, the biggest competition ahead of Rio 2016, will be shown live from 13-19 July.

Heart surgery will not affect David’s determination
Hungary’s 2014 Worlds silver medallist underwent a serious operation in February, but is already planning a comeback in July.

Golden return for Lucas in Weymouth and Portland
The London 2012 Paralympic champion won the 2.4mR class at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event.

Road World Cup series stops in Yverdon-les-Bains
Team Italy is riding momentum off of their 19 medals in the first World Cup earlier in June.

Football-7 World Championships 2015: 6 things to watch
Beat writer Richard McTiernan answers some key questions heading into the event, which will serve as a qualifier for Rio 2016.

Iran sets two Asian records at National Championships
Field athletes Amini, Mohammadian looked strong ahead of the World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Faces of the future: Ireland’s Thomas Moylan
In a new series profiling the stars of tomorrow, we look at the wheelchair rugby rookie has been key in Ireland’s rise in the ranks.