PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Ice Hockey
Eight teams will go for glory at the Beijing National Stadium from 5-13 March
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Big White ready for Crystal Globe decider
Canadian ski resort hosts the last Para snowboard World Cup of the season with two snowboard cross events on 11 and 12 February
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Paralympic champion Bourdonnaye appointed as Paris 2024 Table Tennis Sport Manager
Bourdonnaye is one of the most successful table tennis players ever with three Paralympic golds and three World titles
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Al Ain gets ready for the World Championships
UAE to host around 300 athletes from more than 50 nations in the first edition to take place in the Middle East from 3 to 17 November
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Lillehammer strike inspires Lekomtsev for Beijing
RPC Nordic skier only athlete across all sports to leave Para Snow Sports Worlds with a perfect record of winning every event in his class
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Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para Ice Hockey
Para ice hockey will make its eighth Paralympic appearance at Beijing 2022
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Zebastian Modin embraces big challenges as he plans for fourth Winter Paralympics
Swedish Nordic skier describes health and guide issues as a ‘few bumps in the road’
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IDB and IPC launch initiative to further develop Para sports in the Americas
NPC Colombia to mentor Guatemala, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Cross-Country skiing
Champions and hopefuls - here are the Para Cross-Country skiers to keep an eye on
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P&G awards grants to Paralympian-supported charities through Athletes for Good fund
Athletes’ charities to receive share of USD 400,000 thanks to joint initiative by IPC, P&G and IOC