PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Group photo of people on stage

The ‘H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Awards’ were held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 9 January.

Track cyclist

The track event will take place this March, whilst the UCI also announced Ostend, Belgium, will host the 2020 Road World Championships.

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10 boccia athletes and nine cyclists have been named as players to look out for in 2017.

Women on cross country ski in action on the track

The young Ukrainian wants to show her best form in front of a home crowd when the circuit comes to her country for the first time.

Richard Whitehead of Great Britain

In Great Britain, children have begun to receive new running and swimming blades from the National Health Service (NHS).

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain

Weather conditions have resulted in the postponement of a Europa Cup and changes to World Cups.

Akira Kano

Athletes will aim to test themselves with just days to go until the 2017 World Championships.

Dylan Alcott - Rio 2016

Australia’s three-time wheelchair tennis Paralympic gold medallist brought his insights to the commentary team at the 2017 Brisbane International.

Maksym Yarovyi of Ukraine competes in the men's 15km sitting Para cross-country skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The Ukrainian biathlon sprint world champion shares three quick-fire reasons why he loves Nordic skiing ahead of the defense of his title in February.

Great Britain’s men’s team with their World Team Cup trophy.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirms dates for the flagship team event in wheelchair tennis.