PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Xie Maosan won the gold medal in canoe KL1, the first one of the Asian Para Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/xie.jpg?itok=BgS0b8KH)
Xie Maosan wins first medal of the Asian Para Games in Canoe
37 year-old Paralympian finished her KL1 race in 55.478 seconds, claiming the first spot and a place in history as the sport debuts in the APG
![The Asian Para Games cauldron was lit during the Opening Ceremony of Hangzhou 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/asiaapg1.jpg?itok=FOS5rl-Z)
Asian Para Games: Hangzhou 2022 cauldron lit as Games open after one-year delay
Athletes will compete until 28 October in Hangzhou, China, after the fourth Asian Para Games were declared open during a spectacular ceremony
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Asian Para Games: Teenage star Khandelwal aiming for the top
After successful World Championships debut, India's 16-year-old is in search of more medals in Hangzhou to inspire young athletes to join his sport
![The pictograms of the 22 sports of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/Hangzhou%202022%20Asian%20Para%20Games%20Pictograms.jpg?itok=biJ6QhkY)
Asian Para Games: How to follow and watch
Fourth edition of the Games takes place from 22 to 28 October in China and will be broadcast to 12 countries across Asia
![A male swimmer in a breaststroke race](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/Yamaguchi%20Japan.jpg?itok=xA2Uai5v)
Asian Para Games: Exciting contest on cards in the pool
Manchester 2023 world champions return to action in search of more glory at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
![A male wheelchair tennis player hits a ball.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-06/Tokito%20Oda%202023%20Australian%20Open.jpg?h=b04c4a8c&itok=LQ8_tB3S)
'WHO I AM Paralympics' TV series comes back strong for 2024
Since 2016, the series has featured more than 40 Para athletes from more than 25 countries in their respective journeys to Paralympic Games
![The finish line of a red athletics track](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/Athletics%20track%203.jpg?itok=Y1ng7fq2)
Moroccan athlete Said Asli receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Marrakech 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix
![A female seated javelin thrower in a Para athletics competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/GettyImages-1540196253.jpg?h=75c1b4a2&itok=4Vl8zfO_)
Asian Para Games: World stars aim to stamp dominance
Host nation set to top the medals table again following successful campaigns at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and this year's Worlds in Paris
![Two male Para taekwondo athletes fight in a match. An athlete wearing a red head gear kicks his opponent wearing a blue head gear.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/Mongolia%27s%20Bolor-Erdene%20Ganbat%20goes%20for%20a%20back%20kick%20in%20the%20K44%20men%27s%20-%2063kg%20finals._%20%28002%29.jpeg?h=2bc4dd6b&itok=gTCiJth1)
Asian Para Games: Athletes ready to put on exciting show in Hangzhou
The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games will be held from 22-28 October, featuring more than 3.000 athletes across 22 sports
![Jesus Hernández has won gold medals in the Paralympics and in the World Championships.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/hernandez2.jpg?itok=Xvgxhxrl)
Jesús Hernández: From being inspired to becoming the inspiration
After idolising successful athletes, Mexican Para swimmer Jesús Hernández has already won a Paralympic gold medal of his own and hopes newcomers can see him as an example in the future