PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Lisbeli Vera Andrade holds up her country's flag](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337424592.jpg)
Sprint gold for Venezuela as Vera Andrade has last laugh against the bullies
Second medal for teenager, who reveals 'I would lock myself in my house and say I didn't want to go out'
![Annika Zeyen running](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337411315low.jpg)
Multi-sport athletes showcase talent as road cycling kicks off
Time trial races got underway with a packed day that saw 19 Paralympic champions decided
![A group of dancers in wheelchairs on a court with their dancing partners](/sites/default/files/2020-03/49142932028_9eeefdf6a6_k.jpg)
World Para Dance Sport launches second edition of Online Challenge
Para dancers have until 1 October to submit their performances in video format competing in seven different categories
![Guyana's Para cyclist Walter Grant-Stuart in action in Tokyo](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Walter-Grant-Stuart.jpg)
Firefighter and Para cyclist: Guyana’s debut athlete hopes to inspire his country
Walter Grant-Stuart competed at the Fuji International Speedway in Tokyo
![A woman shooting with a rifle in a competition](/sites/default/files/2021-08/1073545.jpg)
Paralympics preview: shooting day three
Asaka Shooting Range to see Paralympic champions crowned in the R3 - mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 and R5 - mixed 10m air rifle SH2
![Gordon Reid in action with Alfie Hewett just behind him](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337411323.jpg)
Rangers fan Reid celebrates 'Old Firm' and wheelchair tennis semi-final double
Reid paraded his Rio 2016 gold and silver medals at Rangers’ Ibrox Stadium in front of 50,000 fans
![A woman celebrating with her gold medal in front a Tokyo 2020 banner](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337364597.jpg)
Champion Javanmardi claims back-to-back title
Iranian retains her Paralympic pistol gold while China’s Yang Chao also tops the podium for the second consecutive Games in shooting
![Paris 2024 emoji](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Paris%20emojis.jpg)
Paris 2024 calls for Para sport representation in emoji
Organising Committee to file an official proposal today to the Unicode Consortium with the support of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), French National Paralympic Committee (CNPSF) and numerous French and international Olympians and Paralympians
![German cyclist Annika Zeyen on the podium holding the gold medal with a smile from ear-to-ear](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Annika-Zeyen2.jpg)
From hardwood courts to asphalt, Annika Zeyen golden in Para cycling at Tokyo 2020
Bonn-based star won the women's time trial H1-3 on the former Formula 1 track at the foot of Mount Fuji with a time of 32:46.97
![Cuban sprinter Omara Durand holds her coutry's flag and smiles after winning her sixth Paralympic gold](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Omara-Durand.jpg)
No stopping ‘Queen of Sprint’ Omara Durand
With 400m T12 in the bag, the Cuban sensation sets sight on retaining 100m, 200m T12 titles