PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Australia's Chris Bond pushes down the court as USA's Josh Brewer reaches for the ball

Tokyo 2020 might see a shuffle in the final medal standings. Find out what else emerged from this year.

No. 3 The IPC make a stand for clean sport

On 7 August the IPC suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee for failure to fulfil its IPC membership obligations.

Group of people pose in front of slopes

The IPC and PyeongChang agree to consolidate venue for Test Events and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

The mascot for the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships is a lynx

The organisers of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships have revealed that a lynx will be an ambassador for the competition.

Tao Zheng of China

China’s most popular swimmer speaks on successfully defending his signature title, training schedule and his rivalry with teammate Qing Xu.

No. 4 Images of the Paralympics go viral

A two-minute long wheelchair tennis rally and an incredible table tennis shot are among the most viral videos from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Oleksii Denysiuk

Despite winning a bronze at his Paralympic debut, the Ukrainian pistol hopeful did not meet his high expectations for the Games.

A female sit-skier takes to the trails

In the build-up to the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, Sini Pyy gives us an insight into her love of the sport.

No. 5 World’s strongest Paralympian raises bar higher

Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman delivered fans with the lift they had been waiting for, and went even further.

Markus Salcher goes down the slope very fast, he seems to lose control

As he builds up to compete at the 2017 Worlds, find out more about the Austrian downhill and super-G Paralympic champion.