PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

What competing at home means for Giacomo Bertagnolli
Follow the journey of Italy’s Para alpine skiing star Giacomo Bertagnolli, from the snowy slopes of home to the heights of the Paralympic podium

Update on potential participation of NPC Belarus and Russia at Milano Cortina 2026
International Federations with sports on the Paralympic Winter Games programme provide update on participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus

Milano Cortina 2026 unveils official iconic posters
A collaboration between the Organising Committee and Triennale Milano that celebrates the identity of this edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games through the power of art.

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 calendar released
Nine cities across four continents will host the 13th edition of the Grand Prix series from February to September 2026

World Series 2025: Lima makes historic debut as season closes in Grand Finale
Athletes from 16 nations to compete for medals and valuable ranking points in the final competition of the World Series calendar as Peruvian capital welcomes competition for the first time ever in the same stage that hosted Pan-American and Parapan-American Games in 2019

Bridie Kean says Sydney 2000 showed that “sport is for all of us”
Australian two-time Paralympian Bridie Kean shares how watching the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games from the stands opened the door to new opportunities through Para sport

Cairo 2025: China shine in team events, top medals as 11th edition concludes
China win men’s and mixed team finals and top medal standings with eight golds followed by Nigeria (3) and Iran (2). Hosts Egypt also win two gold to finish in fourth place. Brazil take gold in women's team final. Â

Cairo 2025: Iran's Aminzadeh extends dominance with third world title
Reigning Paralympic champion Ahmad Aminzadeh lifts 260 kg for men's over 107 kg gold medal and ensures that the legacy of late legend Siamand Rahman lives on in super heavyweight category; Chaina Zheng Feifei retains her world title beating Paris 2024 champion Tayana Madeiros of Brazil on final day of individual competitionz at the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships

Bahrain to host 2026 World Para Powerlifting Championships
For the first time, WPPO will stage World Championships in three consecutive years; Bahrain 2026 will mark the 12th edition of the event and the eighth to be held in Asia

Cairo 2025: Paris 2024 champions Gharibshahi, Oluwafemiayo shatter world records
Iran’s Aliakbar Gharibshahi and Nigeria's Folashad Oluwafemiayo improve their own record to win world titles; two-time Paralympic champion Abdelkareem Khattab clinch his third world title at the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships