PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A woman sitting in a sled with a full Para ice hockey gear on her.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_gettyimages-1380278635.jpg?itok=2zxMBlBQ)
Yu wants to inspire more female players after Paralympic debut
On International Women's Day Chinese athlete becomes just the third woman to play Para ice hockey at the Winter Games
![Ronny Persson #3 of Team Sweden gathers with his teammates for a cheer before competing in the Mixed Wheelchair Curling Round Robin Match between Great Britain and Sweden during Day Four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at National Aquatics Centre](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Sweden%20wheelchair%20curling%202.jpg?itok=2NoSvb7x)
Sweden take the lead in Wheelchair Curling
With two wins Sweden lead the standings at the end of day four
![Leonie Maria Walter and Guide Pirmin Strecker hold the German flag behind them as they celebrate winning](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Walter%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=Wn8UUXqv)
Day 4 review: Walter halts Shyshkova, Canada through to semi-finals
Double podium sweep for Ukrainian biathletes, Gretsch gets past Masters
![Image of women in a Para Powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/power-1-34.jpg?itok=rwNcebpn)
World champions join event in honour of Siamdan Rahman in Iran
Abdelkareem Khattab and Ahmad Aminzadeh triumph at four-day event in Tehran
![Canadian wheelchair curler Ina Forrest pushes the stone on the ice rink](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-11/wheelchair-curling.jpg?h=845a67ca&itok=nvY_y07H)
Forrest, the force behind Canada’s curling dominance
Female participation has grown in the mixed gender sport since its Winter Paralympic debut at Turin 2006
![Iryna Bui](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Bui.jpg?h=c52d48fd&itok=YPktgOpB)
Dominant Ukraine make double sweep in Para Biathlon
Ukraine’s Vitalii Lukianenko becomes the most successful Para Biathlete
![male Para Nordic skier Cristian Ribera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190315133143089_Cristian-Ribera-PyeongChang.jpg?h=9c41c1f5&itok=BPVtzdLR)
Day 5: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Qualification finals to decide Para Ice Hockey semi-finals
![Yujie Guo of China looks determined as she skis in the women's sprint standing in front of clear blue skies](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Guo%20Beijing%202022.jpg?h=cf3fd9dd&itok=d82ZiyzU)
Day 4: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Biathletes return to the track for the middle distance
![GOLDEN RUN: Kendall Gretsch of United States reacts after winning the Para Biathlon Women's Middle Distance Sitting at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Kendall%20Getsch%20.jpg?itok=fVes8sZP)
Kendall Getsch gets the better of Oksana Masters for gold
‘I haven't really been feeling that confident the past couple of races so I didn't really know what to expect today, but I felt really good all the way through’
![Corey Peters celebrates after winning his first Winter Paralympic gold in Beijing](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Corey-Peters.jpg?itok=WMhlwkcS)
Corey Peters ecstatic after adding silver to his gold medal
New Zealand's Para Alpine skier admits he even exceeded his own expectations
![Dutch sit-skier Barbara van Bergen in action at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Van-Bergen.jpg?itok=4NArEZWE)
Van Bergen campaigns for more women in Para sport
The 43-year-old is the only female skier in the Dutch Beijing 2022 Para Alpine Skiing team
![Paralympics New Zealand Chief Executive Fiona Allan was presented with the Award by IPC President Andrew Parsons](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Fiona-5.jpg?h=61c35ba6&itok=_2kBcaju)
2022 International Women’s Day Awards winners revealed
Women in the Paralympic Movement recognised for inspiring and emulating the Paralympic ideals and serving as positive role models
![A woman in a sit ski competition pushing herself forward with two sticks.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/rsz_1gettyimages-930276666.jpg?itok=daJINsQ9)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para biathlon day two
Paralympic medallists and hungry newcomers are set to go on snow for the Para biathlon middle-distance event in Zhangjiakou
![A Chinese wheelchair curlers reacts after releasing a stone](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/China%20wheelchair%20curling.jpg?itok=FQomcMdM)
China make come-back as Estonia, Latvia impress in Wheelchair Curling
China have now won three games after a slow start
![Brian Brian McKeever and Guide Graham Kennedy smile and wave after receiving their gold medals at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Brian%20McKeever%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=FZB0KgH_)
Day 3 review: McKeever, Turner, make history for Canada
A great day for Canada propels them to third in the medals table
![Jesper Pedersen celebrates on the Beijing 2022 podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Jesper-Pedersen.jpg?h=ec219138&itok=5kBmGxdY)
Pedersen dedicates Beijing gold to late father
Norwegian claims second Winter Paralympic title in the super-combined sitting
![A male Para snowboarder in boardcross competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/GettyImages-1382010694.jpg?itok=j8-C_mUU)
Canada and China make Para snowboard history
Ji and Turner put their countries on top of the podium for the first time while Suur-Hamari defends his title and Hernandez wins women's race
![IN THE FORM OF HER LIFE: Gold medallist Oksana Shyshkova of Ukraine (left) with guide Andriy Marchenko celebrates after winning the Para Cross-Country Skiing Women's Long Distance Classical Technique Vision Impaired at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Oksana%20Shyshkova%201.jpg?h=219cf7c8&itok=-CtFauq9)
Grand double for Ukraine’s Oksana Shyshkova
'I think I will realise my great achievement here after everything ends and I get home'
![Swedish Para Alpine skier Ebba Aarsjoe in action at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Ebba-Aarsjoe.jpg?itok=4Wo_cSNB)
Aarsjoe hopes her victory can inspire children with disabilities
Swedish Para Alpine skier wins maiden Paralympic title in Beijing