PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

female Para swimmer Maisie Summers-Newton holds onto the wall and smiles in the pool at the end of the race

Swimming

Glasgow 2019: Records smashed on first day

Hosts dominate opening races of latest World Series

male marathon wheelchair racer David Weir holding up the British flag and smiling

Athletics

David Weir relishing return to racing

Reigning London Marathon champion ready to defend crown

Female Para swimmer Maria Carolina Gomes smiles in the pool while leaning on the steps

Swimming

Maria Carolina Gomes enjoys golden debut

Brazilian swimmer breaks Americas record in Sao Paulo

male Para triathlete Giovanni Achenza

Triathlon

Giovanni Achenza aims to prove age is no barrier

Italian is oldest triathlete at opening World Series event

male Para athlete Petrucio Ferreira raises his finger as he crosses the finish line

Athletics

World’s best line up in Sao Paulo

Star-studded Brazilian team headline Grand Prix field

An illustration of an amputee runner, Para dressage rider on a horse and wheelchair rugby players

Denmark

Vejle declares 2019 ‘Year of Para Sport’

Danish city uses events as a platform for change

Canada v USA | Para Ice Hockey

Para Ice Hockey

Ostrava 2019: Get to know Canada

Defending champions round off series of Worlds team previews

Bronze medalist Barbara Niewiedzial of Poland celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the women's 400m T20 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Nominations open for 2019 INAS Awards

Honours recognise best athletes with intellectual impairments

Course educator standing in front of course participants who are taking notes and staring ahead at the screen

Powerlifting

Powerlifting empowers female officials

Ground-breaking course held ahead of Eger World Cup

Parapan American Games | Lima 2019

Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games

Lima 2019: Parapans schedule revealed

Table tennis to kick off biggest Games to date