PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

two male Para powerlifters

Iran’s Paralympic gold medallist and China’s defending world champion will go for gold in the men’s up to 80kg

Helle Sofie Sagoy

Para badminton player will try to defend her singles title in Ulsan

a male Para ice hockey player on the ice

Para ice hockey player Florian Planker will carry flag for Italy at Paralympic Winter Games

IPC Top 50 Moments of 2017: No 40

Ivan Sivak won World gold, for the first time after his wife passed away

Nigeria's Lucy Ejike and Poland's Malgorzata Halas-Koralewska

Nigeria’s Paralympic champion seeks to win her first World title

Ihar Boki and Tucker Dupree

Belarus’ multi-Paralympic champion will be one of the big names competing at the World Championships

a para badminton player in a wheelchair goes for a shot

Returning world champions looking for back-to-back titles in South Korea

Maria Guleghina

The highly acclaimed opera singer and IPC Honorary Board member will perform at Carnegie Hall on 12 December

Agitos

The IPC is undertaking a 14-month exercise to finalise the Paris 2024 sports programme

A cuddly mascot and a man give a thumbs up to the camera

Co-ordination Commission visits Peruvian capital to view preparations for Parapans