PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A female cross-country skier in competition](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Anna%20Panferova.jpg)
Childhood present leads Anna Panferova into global spotlight
World champion Carina Edlinger interviews Russian vision impaired athlete about her meteoric rise to the podium in Para Nordic skiing
![A young woman holding a flag of Hungary and jumping in celebration on a blue athletics track](/sites/default/files/2021-06/51224291321_8ac16282c9_k.jpg)
Young stars Ekler and Iglesias make statements in Bydgoszcz ahead of Tokyo
Hungarian defends long jump T38 title equalling her world record while Spanish sprinter takes her second gold in three days at the European Championships
![Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett](/sites/default/files/2020-10/Great%20Britain%E2%80%99s%20Alfie%20Hewett%20.jpg)
Hewett takes on Gerard in Roland Garros wheelchair action
World No.2 Yui Kamiji will lock horns with her doubles partner Jordanne Whiley in the women's action
![Ones to Watch for Para cycling - Tokyo 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/mXb3S7Nz-KdiOSSztgWv_mXAVJZzF2WEDsDBFE8dIT8.jpg?itok=AE-KrnRe)
Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para cycling
Cyclists who will challenge for gold on the road and on the track
![A woman competing in shot put](/sites/default/files/2021-06/51223259738_f7e7be519a_k.jpg)
Bydgoszcz 2021: Caironi and Kornobys shine with gold on day three
Italian breaks world record twice in the long jump and Polish athlete takes shot put victory in her last attempt on at the European Championships
![Two women with Netherlands uniform celebrating in a blue athletics track](/sites/default/files/2021-06/51222129626_58a83db81d_k.jpg)
Fleur Jong sets new world record in another Dutch one-two at the Euros
Blade runner takes her first European title in the women's 100m T64 with Marlene van Gansewinkel in second on day three in Poland
![Male Para dance removes wheels in wheelchair](/sites/default/files/2019-12/ivan-sivak.jpg)
Genoa kicks off 2021 Para dance sport season
Nearly 90 athletes from seven nations of three continents set to compete in the World Cup in Italy as the countdown to Ulsan 2021 begins
![Australian rowers in a competition](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Kathryn-Ross.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 final qualification battle gets underway in Italy
Rowers from around the world have descended on Gavirate, Italy
Tokyo 2020 unveils Victory Ceremony podiums, costumes, music and medal trays
Marks 50 days until Olympic Games
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para cycling
The sport is a display of speed, power, physical strength and mental resilience