PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

One month to go until Global ID Sports Week
The Global ID Sports Week is a week-long celebration of sport for athletes with intellectual disability.

Sport Week: Rio 2016 venue for football 7-a-side
Spectators can catch all the action in the Deodoro Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.

My best and worst moments with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn
The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.

USA’s Sides making strides in snowboard
After his first podium finish, the US Marine veteran is looking to build on that success toward PyeongChang 2018.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil
More than 380 athletes from 50 countries will compete in a meeting that traditionally delivers fast times and world records.

Hsin-Yu Lin hopes to dance for Chinese Taipei at first Asian Champs
Following her performance at the season opener, Lin looks to improve ahead of Asia’s inaugural Championships in November.

Important topics discussed at sledge hockey forum
Nine countries met with the Sport Technical Committee in Moscow, Russia, to speak about competitions, equipment and officials.

Yujiao Tan: Me and my coach
Coach of Chinese world champion and Paralympic silver medallist Yujiao Tan believes she has at least 10 years of competition left.

Sweden seek to go deep in Rio 2016
The Swedish wheelchair rugby team, led by Tomas Hjert, look to improve on their sixth-place finish from London 2012.

Vio adds European title to golden run
Italian wheelchair fencer wins eleventh consecutive title