Abbas Karimi: 'My message to the displaced people around the world is to not give up on themselves. Never be hopeless. Be always hopeful, set goals and achieve them no matter where you are or what situation you’re in'

USA's Leanne Smith takes two victories on day seven to finish as most successful athlete at the World Championships in Portugal

Brazilian picks sixth triumph and Italian breaks his second world record at the World Championships with Ukraine claiming five golds in 50 minutes

Traditional event in Poland kicks off this year's World Para Dance Sport season with 52 athletes from 11 nations

Samaneh Hoda Aghghaleh becomes first Iranian female powerlifter to compete in a World Para Powerlifting championships

Double Paralympic athletics champion still smiling, still competing and still winning… in three new sports

Braassemermeer, the Netherlands will host the inaugural event, originally scheduled to take place from 19-22 July 2022

Men's 50m freestyle S4 sees two records in one day on Thursday while Brazil's Santiago and USA's Smith take their fifth World Championships gold

US star wins her first ever World Championships race while Italy's Simone Barlaam breaks his own record helping Italy to reach 16 golds in four days

• The next Pan American and Parapan American Games will be held in four regions, 19 communities and 41 sports venues