PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Worlds in Finsterau to highlight Nordic calendar
Four World Cups will also take place between December 2016 and March 2017.
Sport Week: Classification in table tennis
Athletes are allocated 11 sport classes, and can compete either in a wheelchair or standing.
How one African Para rowing team reached Rio
In a country where the sport is not popular, Zimbabwe has put together a mixed coxed four team that will compete in Rio 2016.
Aleksei Kuznetsov continues Russian success at Grosseto 2016
Russia's Paralympic medallist Aleksei Kuznetsov added to Russia's gold medal haul with a world record on day three.
China dominate IDM with three world records
A further 19 world records were broken, including three in other Paralympic events, in Berlin, Germany, between 10-12 June.
Great Britain names football 7 team for Rio
Fourteen footballers, including two returning from London 2012, will compete in September’s Games.
Chad Perris talks International Albinism Awareness Day
Australia’s athletics two-time world medallist says he wants to use his time at Rio 2016 to help bring awareness and equality to people with albinism.
Grosseto 2016: Mixed zone flashquotes from day three
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.
Great Britain's Hermitage strikes gold with another world record
On day three of Grosseto 2016, British sprinter Georgina Hermitage smashes her own world record.
Grosseto 2016 - Day 3 preview
Day three of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, sees Russia’s Margarita Goncharova go for gold in two events, 24 hours after winning the 200m T38 in world record time.