PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Three-day event is part of the World Abilitysport Games featuring 68 athletes from 15 countries at the Liptapanlop Hall; Tokyo 2020 Paralympic medallists Enkhbayar Sodnompiljee from Mongolia and Louise Sugden from Great Britain among the main stars alongside medal hopeful Kamolpan Kraratpet who put Thailand on the podium at the Asian Para Games

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, discover Para athletes’ answers to some of the most asked questions on the Internet

Sitting volleyball is one of the 22 sports on the Paris 2024 Paralympic sports prorgramme. There will be eight teams each in the men's and women's tournaments

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Douglas Matera won the highest number of gold medals in the Parapan American Games with eight; Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago and Karol Palomeque shared the spotlight in the female side, with five each

Cuban jumper is one of the five Parapan Am Games winners to set new world marks at the Centro Atletico Mario Recordon with Brazil's Elizabeth Gomes and Samuel Oliveira leading the country to the top of the medals table, while Colombia's Jose Gregorio Lemos and Karen Palomeque continue their impressive run of titles

Jun Obero, de Asis propel Philippines to top of medals table while Kasicka-Solc take twin gold medals on final day at RDS Stadium Genova

Brazilian swimmer participates in eight of his country's 66 victories in the Chilean capital, world champions Carlos Serrano, Nelson Crispin and Sara Vargas take Colombia to second place while USA's Paralympic champion Evan Austin makes successful return and Vicente Almonacid puts host nation on the top of the podium

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