PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a male Para Nordic sit skier

Teenager goes into final Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti fresh from winning season's first gold

a Para ice hockey team sitting on the ice

Paralympic champions shut out hosts Italy in last major competition before PyeongChang 2018

Para athletes competing at their sports

The IPC Governing Board decides the athletics and swimming programmes for Tokyo 2020 and progresses applications for Paris 2024

Man smiling and lifting a silver trophy

Japanese star makes it 40 career Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park

Athlete on a sit skiing racing

Taras Rad takes his first World Cup title this season with a great performance in the men's sitting biathlon middle distance event

a male Para Nordic skier raises his arms in celebration as he crosses the finish line

Poor shooting proves costly for some of biggest names at Nordic skiing World Cup

a group of male sit skiers race on the snow

Skiers are separated into standing, sitting and vision impaired categories for competition

a male sit skier ploughs through the snow

An exciting competition awaits at March’s Winter Paralympic Games

three male powerlifters ona podium

Nicaraguan powerlifters claim double gold at Para Central American Games

a female sit skier on the snow

US skier wins seventh Nordic skiing gold of the season at opening biathlon event in Germany