PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The seventh edition of the Parapan American Games ended this 26 November with an emotion-packed closing ceremony

The wheelchair dancer and her standing partner Barberis pull of surprise win while David Pontes clinches first Worlds title for Brazil on penultimate day

Growth of Para sports in the Americas since Lima 2019 is tangible by the amount of new records imposed; the vast majority came from Para athletics and Para swimming

De Asis, Jun Obero claim two gold for the South-east Asian nation, while top names Kasicka and Chynka emerge winner on opening day of Worlds

Athletes from Guatemala, Panama, Bermuda and Puerto Rico gave their countries their only medal in Santiago 2023, yet they still believe they can help improve participation, visibility and acceptance of Para sport and people with disabilities

On 30 November Paris 2024 will release more than 400,000 new tickets across all sports for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Team sports like goalball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, blind football and CP football always have the added ingredient of having that one team that athletes want to face the most

United States finish first on the medals table for second consecutive Parapan American Games followed by Brazil and Cuba; historical results for Colombia with maiden gold, while Argentina, Costa Rica and Uruguay reach the podium for the first time

As many as 160 athletes from 24 nations will be competing in Italy marking the first edition of the Worlds in four years and the second time it takes place in the country; five world champions to be crowned on Friday, day one of the event at the RDS Stadium Genova

Juan Carlos Garrido, Camila Campos and Jorge Carinao take individual and team gold in front of the home crowd while Brazilian athletes grab seven titles in Para powerlifting events at this year's Parapan American Games

The three youngest competitors of the almost 2,000 that are part of the Parapan American Games got an amazing life and sporting experience in Santiago 2023

Slovakian Para dance sport star and six-time world champion looks back at her career and achievements as she prepares to compete in two single and three combi events at this week's World Championships in Italy

Para athletics events started on 21 November in Santiago 2023, with big names of the sport showing early on their talents in the Parque Estadio Nacional

Table tennis dealt 16 direct Paralympics tickets for gold medal winners from Santiago 2023; Para shooting and Para archery already gave four and eight slots to NPCs of triumphant athletes or finalists

US athlete will be making her major international debut as the youngest competitor in the World Championships that takes place in Italy from Friday to Sunday this week

Over 400 athletes will be competing in 124 medal events during five days of Para athletics entertainment in Chile with Brazil aiming at keeping the dominance on track and field events, plenty of Chilean hopefuls and a Canadian newcomer straight from the ice hockey rinks

Cuban retains the P2 - women’s 10m air pistol SH1 title from Lima 2019 and looks back at her successful journey through the sport she loves, 'Para sports changed my life because it gave me new interests and motivation.'

Experienced 45-year-old Para swimmer won the 50m breaststroke in SB2 and accumulated one more medal in his seventh Parapan American Games presence

The Opening Ceremony in the Estadio Nacional, in Santiago, Chile, brought the support of more than 15.000 people, who cheered and clap loudly for all the 31 participating delegations