PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Canadian wheelchair curler Ina Forrest pushes the stone on the ice rink](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-11/wheelchair-curling.jpg?h=845a67ca&itok=nvY_y07H)
Forrest, the force behind Canada’s curling dominance
Female participation has grown in the mixed gender sport since its Winter Paralympic debut at Turin 2006
![Iryna Bui](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Bui.jpg?h=c52d48fd&itok=YPktgOpB)
Dominant Ukraine make double sweep in Para Biathlon
Ukraine’s Vitalii Lukianenko becomes the most successful Para Biathlete
![male Para Nordic skier Cristian Ribera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190315133143089_Cristian-Ribera-PyeongChang.jpg?h=9c41c1f5&itok=BPVtzdLR)
Day 5: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Qualification finals to decide Para Ice Hockey semi-finals
![Yujie Guo of China looks determined as she skis in the women's sprint standing in front of clear blue skies](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Guo%20Beijing%202022.jpg?h=cf3fd9dd&itok=d82ZiyzU)
Day 4: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Biathletes return to the track for the middle distance
![GOLDEN RUN: Kendall Gretsch of United States reacts after winning the Para Biathlon Women's Middle Distance Sitting at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Kendall%20Getsch%20.jpg?itok=fVes8sZP)
Kendall Getsch gets the better of Oksana Masters for gold
‘I haven't really been feeling that confident the past couple of races so I didn't really know what to expect today, but I felt really good all the way through’
![Corey Peters celebrates after winning his first Winter Paralympic gold in Beijing](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Corey-Peters.jpg?itok=WMhlwkcS)
Corey Peters ecstatic after adding silver to his gold medal
New Zealand's Para Alpine skier admits he even exceeded his own expectations
![Dutch sit-skier Barbara van Bergen in action at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Van-Bergen.jpg?itok=4NArEZWE)
Van Bergen campaigns for more women in Para sport
The 43-year-old is the only female skier in the Dutch Beijing 2022 Para Alpine Skiing team
![Paralympics New Zealand Chief Executive Fiona Allan was presented with the Award by IPC President Andrew Parsons](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Fiona-5.jpg?h=61c35ba6&itok=_2kBcaju)
2022 International Women’s Day Awards winners revealed
Women in the Paralympic Movement recognised for inspiring and emulating the Paralympic ideals and serving as positive role models
![A woman in a sit ski competition pushing herself forward with two sticks.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/rsz_1gettyimages-930276666.jpg?itok=daJINsQ9)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para biathlon day two
Paralympic medallists and hungry newcomers are set to go on snow for the Para biathlon middle-distance event in Zhangjiakou