PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) logo

The collaboration provides benefits to NWBA youth member clubs in North America and to those wanting to start a youth wheelchair basketball programme.

POCOG Official Account in Weibo

PyeongChang 2018 adds a major boost to its online promotion of the Olympic, Paralympic Games.

Italian woman celebrates on a horse

The para-equestrian event is one of the last three-star competitions this season.

Photography Yu Chui Yee

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencer hopes a short break will help regain her winning form.

View on a stadium

The biggest ever para-sport event to be held in the Middle East will attract around 1,300 athletes from over 90 countries.

Claudia Loesch of Austria

Austria’s Loesch is using this alpine skiing season to adjust with new equipment, while Germany’s Schaffelhuber is focusing on school.

Richard Browne facing Alan Oliveira in Doha

As the IPC Athletics World Championships open in Doha, Qatar, our panel of journalists and coaches try predict the outcome of the one of the flagship events.

Masazumi Soejima at a press conference

The Japanese veteran also serves as race director for the Tokyo Marathon’s wheelchair division.

National Paralympic Committee Germany logo

Fans will get to watch Team Germany compete live at the IPC Athletics World Championships, which begin 21 October.

Two men on rollerblades on a bicycle way

Supported by the Agitos Foundation, a programme to identify new skiers is being rolled out across Brazil.