PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Wheelchair Curling

After fifth place at the 2016 Worlds, China hope to gather enough qualification points toward PyeongChang 2018 at the 2017 Worlds in March.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Emily Young

With 500 days until the next Winter Paralympics, Canada’s Emily Young looks ahead to the new Nordic skiing season.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Bigna Schmidt

The 19-year-old alpine skier is ready to climb world rankings in lead up to World Championships and the Winter Paralympics.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Suhyeok Park

The South Korean Para snowboarder targets competitions in the 2016-17 season that would improve his ranking toward PyeongChang 2018.

Joel Rosinbum

Eight athletes will be supported as they work toward Tokyo 2020.

The USA’s Kory Puderbaug and Australian Jayden Warn

The youngest members on the Australian and US wheelchair rugby teams had a Games to remember at Rio 2016.

A swimmer celebrates winning gold

The swimming multi-Paralympic champion admits having the local crowd behind him at Rio 2016 “motivated me to give even more of myself.”

Man in wheelchair on the podium

The four-time Paralympic champion and former world-record holding swimmer is keeping Rio 2016 in perspective.

Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad during the road race C4-5 at Rio 2016.

Para athletes and NPCs are invited to send a video message expressing their feelings about the Iranian cyclist, who died following a crash in the Rio 2016 road race.

IPC volunteer writer Mike Stuart

An IPC volunteer writer for three years, Stuart was invited to cover judo and wheelchair fencing at Rio 2016.