PARALYMPIC NEWS FROM PYEONGCHANG 2018

a female snowboarder holds up a crystal globe and medal

US snowboarder preparing to compete at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

a group of wheelchair curlers celebrate on the podium

Wheelchair curling team claimed silver at Vancouver 2010

two female Chef de Missions

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

a woman and man stand on the red carpet

Defending Paralympic champion has a new perspective following further cancer treatment

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

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

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

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 female vision impaired skier and her guide on the podium

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

a stadium at night

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

a female Para alpine skier in action

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

Man on snowboard turns on a banked slope

First medals will be up for grabs in snowboard at Winter Paralympics

Vision impaired skier and his guide going down a slope

Spanish alpine skiing Paralympic champion considers retiring after competing in PyeongChang

IPC Academy - logo

The event-based learning initiative gives stakeholders of major sports events the chance to learn from peers

a group of Para athletes on stage

Delegation officially presented at ceremony in presence of Prince and Princess of Japan

a female Para sit skier

Alpine skiing and cross-country medals decided at Winter Paralympics