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20-23 September

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Athlete on a sit skiing racing

Paralympic champions in biathlon and snowboard will be decided

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games: Biathlon

Sport first introduced to the Paralympic Winter Games at Innsbruck 1988

two female Chef de Missions

Chef de Missions Penny Briscoe and Esther Vergeer give insight into teams' preparations

IPC President Sir Philip Craven

Sir Philip Craven will take up position with IPC’s Worldwide Paralympic Partner

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games: Cross-Country Skiing

Alpensia Biathlon Centre to stage competitions between 11 and 18 March

two athletes light a flame

Event marked one week to go until Winter Games Opening Ceremony

a male Para swimmer

Great Britain’s Stephen Clegg breaks 50m butterfly S12 world record in Friday’s heats

a female sit skier rounds a gate

Paralympic champions in women’s alpine skiing slalom will be decided

five TV presenters standing in front of a winter backdrop

More than 60 per cent of broadcaster’s presenting talent have an impairment

a female goalball player saves a shot

It is 100 days to go until the World Championships in Sweden

three male Para ice hockey players clash on the ice

Alpine skiing slalom, cross-country sprint, Para ice hockey and wheelchair curling to be contested

Para skiers competing on the slopes

Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico will all take part in the Winter Paralympics

A man mid-leap in the high jump clearing the bar

New track and field benchmarks could be set this year

Rwanda - Sitting Volleyball - 2017 African Championships

Newly-founded organisation launches fundraising campaign ´Because I Can´ to grow the sport

a stadium at night

More than 300 hours of live coverage will be shown on paralympic.org

a female Para swimmer mid-butterfly stroke

Paralympic and world champions will debut in first of six meetings

A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games to get underway on 9 March

a female Para alpine skier in action

Alpine skiing super-combined and biathlon middle-distance champions to be crowned

a female vision impaired skier and her guide on the podium

Series focusing on relationship between vision impaired skiers and their guides continues

Woman in swimming pool, upper body is out of the water, smiling

Paralympic champion will be back in Rio to compete at 2018 Track Worlds