PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway](/sites/default/files/images/150313124055304_478601107.jpg)
Norway’s Ulset prepares for his fifth Winter Games
Nordic skiing champion has no time for holidays to be at his best at PyeongChang 2018
![Gold medalist Zhangyu Li of China celebrates after competing in the men's 3km C1 Pursuit Final at Rio 2016 Paralympics at Rio Olympic Velodrome.](/sites/default/files/images/160911105144824_GettyImages-601336594.jpg)
Zhangyu Li hopes to be back in full form at Tokyo 2020
China’s three-time cycling Paralympic champion still recovering from injury
![Lucy Ejike, Ali Jawad and Sherif Osman are the three candidates for World Para Powerlifting Athlete Representative.](/sites/default/files/images/170919145213341_PO%2BAthlete%2BRepresentative.jpg)
Candidates for World Para Powerlifting Athlete Representative announced
Accredited powerlifters are allowed to vote for one of the three nominees at Mexico City 2017
![Man shoots a shotgun during a competition](/sites/default/files/images/170919151533530_Lonato%2BWorld%2BCup%2B-%2BPara%2Btrap.jpg)
First Para trap World Cup wraps up in Lonato
Host nation Italy topped the medals table in the milestone event
![Man competing in R9 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH2) event](/sites/default/files/images/170919093711820_R9%2Bmixed%2B50m%2Brifle%2Bprone%2BSH2_0.jpg)
R9 included in Tokyo 2020 programme
The inclusion comes just ahead of the next World Cup event in Osijek, Croatia
Australian pre-Games staging camp announced
Kobe, Japan, will be the site for the Australian team to train for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
![Akira Kano](/sites/default/files/images/140309095940454_kano_0.jpg)
Akira Kano has high hopes ahead of PyeongChang 2018
In addition to improving his skiing, he wants to become a better human being
Malaysia to host 2019 World Para Swimming Championships
Kuching will be the first Asian city ever to host the competition with over 600 swimmers from 70 countries expected to compete
![GBR's rowing gold medallists at Lagoa](/sites/default/files/images/160911151628931_rowing2.jpg)
Clough, Fox ready for new rowing challenge
The reigning world champions will try to retain their title over the new, longer distance
![a man stands on a podium](/sites/default/files/images/160911102512197_1009%2BTriathlon%2BM%2BPT4%2BVictory%2BCeremony_18.jpg)
Plat, Daniel, Norman take triathlon World titles
The 2017 ITU World Para Triathlon Championships saw epic performances in Rotterdam, Netherlands