PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Athletics: Day three preview
Ray Martin and Hannah Cockroft are among the stars lining up for battle on another day of keenly-fought competition on the track and in the field.

Rio 2016 preview: Para equestrian dressage
A guide to all the Para equestrian dressage action, which begins 11 September at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro.

Uzbekistan tops judo medals table
Adiljan Tuledibaev secures Uzbekistan’s third judo gold, the nation’s 10th medal in the sport at Rio 2016.

Peru’s Vargas set to make her Paralympic debut
Peruvian sprinter Yeny Vargas feels excited ahead of her first Paralympic Games this September.

Alcott hungry for gold in second sport
Australian tells of his desire to add wheelchair tennis title to his earlier gold medal in wheelchair basketball.

Rio 2016 preview: Para Archery
A helpful guide to the archery competitions, which begin on 10 September at the Sambodromo.

Cherniak takes judo gold at first attempt
Ukraine star makes light work of defeating Brazil’s Lucia Araujo to secure gold medal on her Paralympic debut in Rio.

Brazil has golden glow on first day of action in Rio
Paralympians made history across sports as the competition got off to a spectacular start. Here’s our round-up of some of the best of the action.

Rio 2016 preview: Boccia
The sport will make its ninth Paralympic appearance at Rio 2016.

Powerlifters set new world records at Rio
Egyptian Sherif Osman amongst those re-writing history books as he secures another gold medal on day two of Paralympics competition.