PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A female Para alpine skier crossing a pole in a slalom event](/sites/default/files/2021-01/49420282861_842f292daa_o.jpg)
Ebba Aarsjoe makes statement with double gold in Veysonnaz
All six classes see winners triumph in both giant slalom races at season's first World Cup in Switzerland
![New members of the IPC Athletes Council are introduced during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161216093705047_Athletes%2BCouncil.jpg)
Nominations open for IPC Athletes’ Council election
Set to take place at Tokyo 2020, elections of IPC Athletes’ Council is meant to find voices for the Para athlete community
![A woman sending a kiss to the audience while standing on the podium waiting to receive a medal](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Ellie%20Cole.jpg)
Thank You Ellie Cole for inspiring us!
PS: Becks, Cole saw your message, but she was too overwhelmed to reply
![Japanese female canoeist on her kayak](/sites/default/files/2021-01/monika-seryu.jpg)
Sports community helps Japan's Para canoeist Monika Seryu regain hope
Opens up on her struggles through the pandemic and what is helping her get through
![An armless female alpine skier competing](/sites/default/files/2021-01/49357354866_436393fb0f_h.jpg)
Veysonnaz hosts more than 80 athletes in season-opening World Cup
Paralympic champions and Crystal Globe winners take on two giant slalom and two slalom races in Switzerland
![A man and a woman with snowboard gear standing in a snowy slope](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Armenia-Para%20Snowboard2.jpg)
Armenia’s newly-created Para snowboard team sets big goal
Three female and one male rider dream with a ticket to Beijing 2022 to boost the sport and attract more athletes
!['Sport Spirit Doesn’t Pick A Body' | NPC Slovenia](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/X4fKvA8p258HHJPsalVkphdnUtV8bXypFGCdUHryxLg.jpg?itok=drlhgt6x)
Slovenian Para athletes at centre of music video
Campaign launched to show how sport is a source of inclusion for people with disabilities
![team celebrating](/sites/default/files/images/121204180422879_151029666_0.jpg)
Dates set for men's sitting volleyball Tokyo 2020 qualification tournament
The final spot for the 2020 Paralympic Games is up for grabs in Duisburg, Germany
![New Zealand wheelchair rugby team perform the Haka](/sites/default/files/2021-01/new-zealand-wheelchair-rugby-cherie-harris.jpg)
Long wait for Paralympic return makes New Zealand's Wheel Blacks more eager
New Zealand's wheelchair rugby team qualified for a Paralympics for the first time since Beijing 2008, and they are not letting the COVID-19 pandemic destroy their hopes
![A sit-skier celebreating in front of a group of five people](/sites/default/files/images/190124171506859_45947680185_5d4d3aa655_o.jpg)
Freedom guides Anna-Lena Forster to glory in women's sitting class
'What I love about skiing is the freedom to be out in nature and ski like everyone else,' says German skier who started off 2020-21 season with eight victories