PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Pattaya Tadtong

Take a look at four of the world’s top boccia players as they compete at their regional tournaments this season.

Iran youth para-athletes

The Asian Youth Para-Games will take place from 26-30 October and are expected to draw nearly 2,500 athletes from 42 different countries.

A picture of man fixing up a wheelchair

Athletes from 56 nations visited the Ottobock workshop at the IPC Athletics World Championships, where 307 repairs were completed.

Dmitry Lisov

Russia have gone from not having an ice sledge hockey programme just a few years ago to being on the world’s biggest stage in their own country.

David Wetherill

Athletes from South Korea, Great Britain, China and Indonesia made headlines at the Korea Para-Table Tennis Open Championships.

Table tennis

Competition across 11 classes will take place this week in Incheon, Korea.

Yushae Simmons

Next weekend’s Americas Cup will be just the third international event for Bermuda’s boccia team.

Mexico’s women’s Wheelchair Basketball team

Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru will all play five days of competition in Guatemala City.

A picture of a woman skiing on the slopes

Paralympians Alana Nichols and Tyler Walker are among those representing Team USA this year on the slopes.

Tatyana McFadden

McFadden and Martin write their names into history by completing clean sweeps in T54 and T52 classes.