The United States trials for next year's Paralympics in swimming are due to be held in Minneapolis for the second consecutive Games, while Chula Vista is set to stage the athletics trials for the first time.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has expressed his optimism over the establishment of two new governing bodies for Para athletics and Para swimming in Manchester following discussions but admitted that no date has been set for the transfer of power.

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons revealed he was "very emotional" after being reunited with taekwondo fighter Zakia Khudadadi and long jumper Hossain Rasouli who fled Afghanistan to compete at the re-arranged 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. 

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) vice-president Chris Jenkins has hailed the integration of Para athletics into the Commonwealth Youth Games programme here for the first time, describing it as a "massive step forward" and expressing hope more can be included at future editions.

Para athletics was integrated into the Commonwealth Youth Games programme for the first time here, with discus thrower Destiny Nkemakonam Agbo and sprinters Maddie Down and Tomi Roberts-Jones earning gold medals.

France’s Minister for People with Disabilities Geneviève Darrieussecq has claimed next year’s Paralympic Games in Paris will be a "catalyst for further progress" in the country and vowed to ensure venues will be fully accessible.

China finished top of the overall medals table, while four more world records were set on the final day of action at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France.

Three world records in the field were among the highlights on the penultimate day of competition at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France.

Greece's Paralympic champion Athanasios Ghavelas denied host nation France its first gold medal of the World Para Athletics Championships as he surged to victory in the men's T11 100 metres in Paris. 

Germany’s "Blade Jumper" Markus Rehm earned his sixth consecutive men’s long jump T64 win in the World Para Athletics Championships as he broke his own Championship record in Paris.

Ambra Sabatini became the first woman with an above-the-knee amputation to run the 100 metres in under 14 seconds when she led an Italian clean sweep of the T63 race at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

Brazil's 58-year-old thrower Elizabeth Rodrigues finished day three of the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships with two golds - and two of the five world records set across the morning and evening sessions.

Thai 400 metres athletes Chaiwat Rattana and Pongsakorn Paeyo set world records in back-to-back races on day three at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

Long jumper Léon Schäfer and club thrower Qing Bo set world records on day two at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

Paralympic champions Raoua Tlili of Tunisia and Colombia's José Gregorio Lemos won their sixth and first World Para Athletics Championships gold medals, respectively, in Paris.