Paralympic News: Follow the latest IPC news and top stories featuring Paralympic athletes
![a male Para ice hockey player](/sites/default/files/images/171026154908153_Josh%2BPauls%2Bgetty.jpg)
Josh Pauls named US Para ice hockey team captain
Two-time Paralympic and world champion will lead title defence at PyeongChang 2018
![Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)](/sites/default/files/images/161021115132121_IBSAlogo.jpg)
Football 5 referees to be trained ahead of Asian Championships
IBSA to host 4-day course in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpar
![a female Para dance athlete shapes her arms](/sites/default/files/images/171027153516298_Sophie%2BCox.jpg)
Sofie Cox voted Para dance athlete representative
Belgian will serve two-year term after being elected during World Championships
![Woman in racing wheelchair next to a screen](/sites/default/files/images/170714203046209_Hannah-Cockroft.jpg)
Hannah Cockroft wins GB Disability Sportswoman of the Year
Wheelchair racer rounds off stunning 2017 with prestigious award
![World Para Ice Hockey: Meet Lena Schroder](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/4dhWqazokxYXwbkcwQBsqVPd-tL4SiKzYTl3gd9LQ8E.jpg)
Norway’s Lena Schroder's big Para ice hockey dream
Player hopes to be first female athlete to take part in Winter Paralympics since 1994
![The official logo of the IBSA U23 World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/171027095031967_U23%2BWorlds%2Blogo.jpg)
Buenos Aires to host blind football U23 Worlds
First Championships to take place in Argentina in April 2018
![Agitos](/sites/default/files/images/160816074328431_IPC%2BLogo%2B16-9.jpg)
IPC and EBU to partner through to Tokyo 2020
Broadcasting deal covers many major Para sport events over next three years
![Andrea Eskau: The Motivation](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/WGjWCIDeNZx2jbrm2_Hxmw4ecIcZ_9--haUO2XNUHCI.jpg)
Path to PyeongChang: Toyota technology powers Andrea Eskau
Innovative ski sled helping German Nordic skier in bid for Paralympic success
![The official logo of World Para Athletics](/sites/default/files/images/170710082004170_World%2BPara%2BAthletics_logo.jpg)
World Para Athletics announces classification changes
Updated rules to take effect on 1 January 2018
![four female Para athletes celebrating winning](/sites/default/files/images/171026083802220_SWOTY.jpg)
Great Britain votes for Disability Sportswoman of the Year
Cockroft and Hahn lead nominations at annual awards
![Tokyo 2020 emblems](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Tokyo%202020%20emblem.jpg)
Sustainability the name of the game for Tokyo 2020
Operation BATON launched to support construction of Athletes’ Village
![Blindefolded football team celebrating](/sites/default/files/images/141201090458437_34%2BBrazil_0.jpg)
New blind football competition coming in 2018
World’s best teams to compete at first World Grand Prix
![a female Para athlete with her gold medal](/sites/default/files/images/171026130750829_Amy%2Bcropped.jpg)
Amy Truesdale: The best moment of my career
British taekwondo fighter reflects on World Championships glory
![Two women holding the US flag waiting for their teammate to cross the finish line](/sites/default/files/images/171026141733116_melissa%2Bstockwell%2Ballysa%2Bseely%2Bhailey%2Bdanz.jpg)
USA Triathlon to open Resident Athlete Programme
Athletes will benefit from high-performance training services in preparation for Tokyo 2020
![two blind football teams line up before the game](/sites/default/files/images/171025130055317_Morocco%2Bwin.jpg)
Champions Morocco kicks off Blind Football African Champs with win
Hosts Cape Verde also plays first official 5-a-side match against Mali
![three RaceRunning athletes run down the track](/sites/default/files/images/171025103357822_RaceRunning.jpg)
RaceRunning events to be included in World Para Athletics programme
Competition for athletes with severe co-ordination impairments to be introduced at Berlin 2018
![a male Para snowboarder](/sites/default/files/images/171025115135292_Carl%2BMurphy%2Bbronze_0.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: New Zealand start selection
First four athletes named in squad for Winter Paralympics
![a female Para athlete in a wheelchair](/sites/default/files/images/170906133342710_Esther-Vergeer.jpg)
Destination PyeongChang for Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair tennis legend preparing for Chef de Mission role at Winter Paralympics
![Jose Luis Campo was the driving force behind the growth of the Paralympic Movement in the Americas.](/sites/default/files/images/171016234653558_Jose%2BLuis.jpg)
Jose Luis Campo leaves strong legacy
Paralympic family remembers a pioneer of the Movement in the Americas
![female wheelchair tennis player hits a backhand](/sites/default/files/images/170619132648373_yui%2Bkamiji%2Bhard.jpg)
ITF announces entries for Singles Masters
Women’s world No.1 Yui Kamiji heads star-studded field in Loughborough