To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we will share the stories of five incredible Paralympic athletes – Veronica Plebani (Italy), Markus Rehm (Germany), Husnah Kukundakwe (Uganda), Robyn Love (Great Britain) and Elliott Loonstra (Aruba)

Top-seeded Finns narrowly defeat Thailand 1-0 to win gold at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool, sealing promotion to the B-Pool for next season and keeping their dream of qualifying for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games alive; Austria beats Australia to clinch bronze

Para powerlifter returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance during an out of competition test and attempted to tamper with the doping control process

Thirty-eight people from 16 countries took part in the final Regional Sport Training event of the year.

The Milano Cortina 2026 flame will travel 2,000 kilometres before arriving at the Arena di Verona for the Opening Ceremony

Hosted in conjunction with USA Hockey, the tournament will mark the first time in a decade and fourth in history the USA plays host to the A-Pool Worlds

Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance at the Xalapa 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix

The hosts topped medals table with 14 gold medals followed by Argentina and Peru in top three of medal standings as thrilling performances marked the four-day competition in the penultimate competition in Mexico

The IPC Governing Board discussed key learnings from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and received progress updates on future Paralympic Games editions and the IPC membership.

Four teams compete from 26 to 30 November with Finland keen to regain a spot in the B-Pool as Australia return to international ice after six-year hiatus and Austria aim to repeat their 2016 winning show, while the hosts target their first victory at the Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena