PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Australia promise to put on show in bid for third gold
Decorated captain Ryley Batt sounds warning to rivals USA and Japan

The knight on a quest to add to his 11 Paralympic gold medals
‘As a man you never plan to change your title. You think you are always going to be a mister’

Veteran Pavliukianec answers the goalball call at the age of 45
‘I don't have a job. I had spent a long time with my family, and then I got bored’

No pressure for Brazil's Petrucio dos Santos
‘I am a man that likes the challenges. It is not pressure, it is a challenge that I present to myself: try the best you can’

USA wheelchair rugby star Scaturro's Everest high
'I wanted to do it because nobody else in a wheelchair had gone up there before'
German judo twins Ramona and Carmen Brussig are reunited
‘We always need each other because we are very close. We cannot be alone, and the older we get, the closer we become’

Para rower Kingsley has appetite for success
'They’re world champions in powerlifting, in table tennis and in javelin, but rowing just doesn’t exist at that level yet. It’s a big deal for Nigeria'

LET THE PARALYMPIC GAMES BEGIN!
The Paralympic Games have wings and take flight in a spectacular Opening Ceremony