PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two blind footballers fighting for the ball

The football 5-a-side regional Championships will be held from 9-18 December.

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Martin Novak tested positive during an in-competition test at December’s IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Japan.

Verena Bentele and her guide Thomas Friedrich of Germany celebrate winning the Women's 3km Pursuit Visually Impaired Biathlon at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics.

Aside from their sport careers, find out which athletes also make the most of their talents off the field of play.

A Para swimmer celebrates a new world record

World Championships qualification spots for US athletes are up for grabs in Canada.

Man in wheelchair holds trophies with two other men next him.

The UNIQLO senior vice president shares his thoughts on how the partnership has and will continue to change Japan.

Canada won 3-0 over Norway at the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, Canada.

A key qualifier for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Gangneung 2017 is the premier event for Para ice hockey fans this season.

Upper-body photo of a man smiling

Paralympic medallist Inbal Pezaro also elected athlete representative on NPC’s board.

Two rowers in a boat on the water

The Paralympic champion and cancer survivor has been encouraging others to take on the rowing challenge to raise charity money.

NPC Belgium logo

The Japanese airline will be the official carrier for the Belgian Paralympic Team.

Man with missing left forearm races arms as he is about to cross a finish line

Seventeen summer and winter sport athletes will be supported to find a better balance between work and training.