PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Nandor Tunkel

Five different countries all won gold in Dubai on the first day of competition at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup.

Para powerlifting educational courses held in Dubai

Over 50 participants from 27 countries took part from 19-26 February, prior to the start of the eighth Fazza 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup.

Man sitting on bench, celebrating

The competition opens the 2017 season on 27 February and will be shown live at worldparapowerlifting.org.

Upper body of man playing table tennis

The newly crowned British table tennis Paralympic champion wants to stay No. 1 but is not pressuring himself about it.

Italian ice sledge hockey players thank their supporters after making it to the final of the international tournament in 2015

The Italian Para ice hockey team will play Norway, South Korea and Canada from Monday (27 February), in their last major event ahead of the Worlds.

South African sprinter and multiple world and Paralympic champion Ilse Hayes tells us her favourite holiday destination.

Find out where the visually impaired sprinter relaxed after the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Woman with rifle waves at crowd

A low round for Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop allowed the Slovakian to take the late lead and eventual victory in R6 at the shooting World Cup.

Ashley Facey Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Men's singles Table Tennis - Class 9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Twelve athletes from Great Bitain will compete in the competition between 1-4 March.

Amy Purdy of the United States

The USA’s Amy Purdy and Megan Harmon explain how they navigate through the snow with lower-limb impairments.

Nandor Tunkel

The Hungarian Rio 2016 bronze medallist wants to impress at the season opening World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.