PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A sit-skier making a turn in a Para alpine skiing competition](/sites/default/files/2022-01/SA106065.jpg)
Jeroen Kampschreur’s ‘crazy’ run takes men’s sitting rivalry into new gear
RPC’s Varvara Voronchikhina overtakes French legend Marie Bochet to win gold at debut World Championships in Norway
Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title
USA riders snatch three gold medals at first Para snowboard races in Lillehammer with history-making dual banked slalom event
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Austria’s Markus Salcher regains downhill crown after five-year wait
French legend Marie Bochet wins gold in downhill and keeps the hope of defending full sweep after the first day (14 January) of Para alpine action
![A Canadian Para ice hockey player challenging an USA player](/sites/default/files/2022-01/1281072.jpg)
Beijing 2022: Para ice hockey competition schedule announced
USA and Canada to meet on opening day at the National Indoor Stadium in a repeat of the last Paralympic Winter Games final
![A female skier celebrating on a cross-country track](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Vilde%20Nilsen%201.jpeg)
Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day
Vilde Nilsen puts Norway on top of the podium while RPC and USA collect two gold medals each as action gets underway in Lillehammer
![A tray with a gold, a silver and a bronze medal](/sites/default/files/2022-01/51819416295_52bf9fc89f_c.jpg)
Lillehammer 2021 sets new milestone with prize money for medallists
World Para Snow Sports Championships in Norway to offer a total of 170,000 Euro to athletes who reach the podium in individual events
![A group of three persons in wheelchairs and four standing persons on the snow](/sites/default/files/2022-01/2021%20WPSS%20World%20Championships_LPercival_12-01-2022_01245_1.jpg)
Alpine skiing and cross-country skiing kick off the action in Lillehammer
Thursday marks the opening day of a history-making World Para Snow Sports Championships with 850 athletes from 42 nations competing in Norway
![Snapshot of the video message from Olympians and Paralympians.](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Paralympians.jpg)
Athletes call on world leaders for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
'Now, more than ever, we stand united to use that power of sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Movement to help win the battle against COVID because we go faster, we aim higher, we are stronger when we stand together'
![Bird's Nest Beijing 1](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bird%27s%20Nest.jpg)
A lot to look forward to in 2022
Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing will be the showpiece event of this year’s calendar
![Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/2022-01/Beijing%202020_0.jpg)
Additional guidance for travelling to Beijing 2022
Practical tips have been put together by organisers for delegations to further help limit the possibility of getting infected with COVID-19