PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Goalball Paralympic test event set for Rio
The Rio 2016 Goalball Test Event will take place in the Future Arena from 4-5 May 2016.
Sport week: Classification in goalball
Athletes are assigned to three sport classes and have to wear eyeshades to ensure fair competition.
Double gold for Ukrainian duo at Suomi Open
World Championship couple Nadiia and Ivan Sivak danced to two golds in their 2016 debuts.
Salou 2016: Ukraine shuts out the Netherlands
The 2015 world silver medallists defeated the Dutch on day one of the Pre-Paralympic Tournament.
Bugg stops Seguin’s winning streak
Australia’s Matthew Bugg claimed the 2.4m class Sailing World Cup Hyeres gold, ahead of Norway’s Bjornar Erikstad and France’s Damien Seguin.
World record for Gabidullina at swimming European Open
Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Gabidullina tore down the women's 50m freestyle S3 mark to take the Open gold in Funchal, Portugal.
Sport Week: Introduction to goalball
The sport will make its 11th Paralympic appearance at Rio 2016.
Teams set for football 5 Euro Challenge Cup
Six national teams will be taking the field on the second edition of this event, which will start on 3 May in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Music Monday with Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft
The T34 Paralympic, world and European champion shares her favourites songs.
Vadovicova opens strong at World Cup in Szczecin
The R3 world record holder won gold on day one.