PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Bibian Mentel-Spee of Netherlands competes in the women's Banked Slalom SB-LL2 at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Bibian%20Mentel-Spee.jpg)
Moments etched in history of Paralympic Winter Games
The Games, over the years, have witnessed many outstanding performances by the Para athletes that will remain vivid in our minds for years to come
![Host Austria during the Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Team%20Austria%201984..jpg)
Down memory lane: 1984 and 1988 Winter Games at Innsbruck
German Alpine skier Reinhild Moeller was the star of the 1984 Winter Games, claiming three gold and one silver.
![Two Para ice hockey players celebrating with a fist bump on their sledges.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_51277196165_9033f998df_o.jpg)
Groups preview: USA goes for more glory in new competition format
The group stage kicks off on 5 March with the knockout phase starting on 9 March with two quarterfinal showdowns at the National Indoor Stadium
World Para Dance Sport expresses condolences for the passing of Shlomo Dahan
Athlete represented Israel at the Bonn 2019 World Championships and was instrumental to develop Para dance sport in his country
![A female Para alpine skier crossing a red gate on a parallel event](/sites/default/files/2022-01/51838596864_9bbacb0a74_c.jpg)
Double world champion Ebba Aarsjoe handling the pressure ahead of Paralympics bow
‘I like the excitement. It prepares your mind and body to perform’
![a female Nordic skier](/sites/default/files/images/180309032416505_Most%2Bdecorated%2BParalympian.jpg)
The Paralympic pioneers who helped create a PLY legacy
Kevin Coombs and Ragnhild Myklebust, the first two athletes to receive PLY status, explore how things have changed for the better for Paralympians
![a male Para alpine skier rounds a gate](/sites/default/files/images/180313162251173_Theo%2BGmur%2BPyeongChang%2B2018.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing day two
Super-G races provided some of the best performances at January's World Championships and now take centre stage on Sunday at Beijing 2022
![A man lifting a bar on a bench press](/sites/default/files/2022-02/51719459689_339651d945_c.jpg)
St. Louis gets ready for USA's biggest ever Para powerlifting event
Parapan American Open Championships to take place at Logan University, home of USA Para Powerlifting from 8-11 July
![Three Para ice hockey players in red jerseys celebrating with fist bumps.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_51502232797_ca7620ec29_o.jpg)
Host nation announces a strong 18-member squad for Beijing 2022
Jing Yu is the only female athlete on the squad and the third female Para ice hockey player to take part in the Paralympic Games
![A group of Para ice hockey players on sledges celebrating the victory with a group hug.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_51264154192_1e1a662ac8_o.jpg)
Slovaks reveal a history-making squad for Beijing
Slovakia is making its Paralympic debut with the 15-member squad only 12 years since starting Para ice hockey in the country