PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

PyeongChang 2018 emblem

Organising Committee signs MOU for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with various Ministries.

Spain's Yon Santacana Maiztegui with guide M Galindo Garces

Two IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup events planned for Spain in early January will now take place a month later.

Germany’s Markus Rehm

The German long jumper retained his world title with a performance that would have won him gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Kendall Gretsch

In addition to the seven WPE events, a stand-alone Para-triathlon World Championships will also be held.

Group picture of Rwanda's women sitting volleyball team

For the first time, Africa will send a women’s sitting volleyball team to the Paralympics. That team will be Rwanda.

Alem Mumuni

The London 2012 Paralympian hopes to use his experiences to inspire people with impairments in his country to take up sport.

Sir Philip playing wheelchair basketball in Rio

A record total of 3.3 million tickets are available; overseas fans are able to buy from authorised vendors in their countries.

Logo Swiss Paralympic Committee

The Swiss Paraplegic Foundation (SPS) has been a partner of Swiss Paralympic for 15 years.

Rixt van der Horst

Here are the top takeaways from 2015 in the sport.

wheelchair basketball

The two hottest wheelchair rugby rivals went at each other at the Parapan American Games.