PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Nagano 1998-Milano Cortina 2026: Paralympic Winter Games torches
Now is the perfect time to look back at some of the torches from the past Paralympic Winter Games

Milano Cortina 2026: Paralympic Torch unveiled
Paralympic stars Bebe Vio and Martina Caironi took part in events in Milan and Osaka to present the design of the torch
World Series 2025: Yamaguchi smashes world record in inaugural Fuji meet
Japanese Paralympic stars Yamaguchi, Suzuki shine with gold to spur the home team to top of medals even as swimmers from Hong Kong, Philippines, Iran and Spain make a mark in inaugural meet in Fuji-Shizuoka

IPC grant helping build the future of Para ice hockey in Hungary and Ukraine
Twelve athletes and four team officials from Hungary and Ukraine took part in a Para ice hockey development camp, supported by a grant from the International Paralympic Committee

IPC joins WADA in celebration of clean sport on annual Play True Day
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) pledges its commitment to ensuring clean, fair and competitive sport for all athletes on Play True Day

Open Water Cup to return to Sardinia in June
Italian island will host the third edition of the event on 21 June featuring men’s and women’s 1.5km races for athletes from classes S3-S6, and men’s and women’s 3km events for classes S7-S10 and classes S11-S1

Paralympic Games YouTube channel sees exponential growth
@Paralympics YouTube channel explodes from two million video views in quarter one of 2024, to 54.5 million views in 2025, reflecting growing interest in Para sport

World Series 2025: Kimura, Suzuki and Tamaguchi headline inaugural meet in Fuji
The three-day inaugural World Series in Fuji-Shizuoka will be competed by 248 athletes from 22 nations with Singapore's Paralympic great Yip Pin Xiu, Mexico's Diego Lopez Diaz and Arnulfo Castorena among the stars in the line-up

Canadian skiers set to push next level at Milano Cortina 2026: McKeever
Sixteen-time Paralympic champion Brian McKeever has high hopes for rapid racing and technically challenging Para cross-country skiing and biathlon at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

WPPO and Eleiko extend Global Partnership
Long-standing partner Eleiko will continue supporting all WPPO Recognised Competitions as an Approved Supplier Tier 1, with exclusive equipment rights at all World Para Powerlifting Championships through the end of 2028