PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

two Para ice hockey teams celebrating on the ice

One of the fiercest rivalries on the ice will take centre stage at the Paralympic Winter Games

NHK animation Football 5-a-side

Japanese broadcaster airs first episode of ‘Animation x Paralympic: Who is Your Hero?’

a male blind footballer

Argentinian blind football star feels confident after Copa America gold last December

three male powerlifters ona podium

Nicaraguan seeks gold at Americas Open Championships in Bogota

Year kicked off with multiple competitions across the globe

Winter athletes are getting ready for March’s Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang

a man modelling winter jackets with the USA logo on them

Ralph Lauren-designed Winter Games uniforms include internal heating

Para ice hockey players contest a puck

Nine players set to make headlines on the ice at the Winter Paralympics

a male Para athlete crosses the finish line

More than 300 athletes compete at second Para Central American Games

Athetes in wheelchairs draw names out of a bowl

Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s teams will battle it out in August

Cheri Blauwet - VISTA 2017

IPC members invited to nominate person or organisation who has championed gender equality in sports