He began swimming training at 7, introduced to the sport by a doctor who had himself been a para-athlete.

His younger brother Tuomas is also a para-athlete, competing in triathlon events.

This made her the first para-athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games.

She is classified as a T53 para-athlete.

Classified as a T34 category para-athlete, Kober specialized in both the javelin and shot put.

Clarke's grandson Chad Perris is an international para-athlete for Australia.

He was nominated for the Athletics Australia 2014 Para-athlete of the Year award.

Khalid Mahmood is a Pakistani para-athlete.

The girlfriend of a professional para-athlete says that even though her boyfriend has one of the rarest conditions in the world, they are just a normal couple.

His hard work and outstanding accomplishments as a Para-athlete have earned him induction into the Hall of Fame in the Athlete category.

In November 2013, he was named Athletics Australia Male Para-Athlete of the Year.

Brayden Davidson (born 25 October 1997) is an Australian track and field para-athlete who competes mainly in the T36 classification events.

Verônica Silva Hipólito (born 2 June 1996) is a para-athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.

He believes there will "more than one" Para-athlete at the 2016 Olympics and warned the IAAF, athletics" governing body, to "get their rules ready."

At the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Viviane Forest became the first para-athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games, by winning the Women's Downhill for Visually Impaired.

In 2014, Roeger was awarded Athletics Australia Male Para-athlete of the Year and his coach Philo Saunders was awarded Australian Sports Commission Para-Athletics Coach of the Year.

Haider Ali (born 12 December 1984 in Gujranwala) is an all-around Pakistani para-athlete who created history at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China by winning the country's first ever Paralympic games medal, a silver.