PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two sledge hockey players and a man in a suit posing for the camera

Kazuhiro Takahashi says that the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games could be his last, and will do anything to reach South Korea.

Nick Webborn wears the ParalympicsGB uniform whilst he smiles to the camera.

Nick Webborn will take over Tim Reddish who is coming to the end of his two-term tenure.

IPC President Sir Philip Craven met with South Korea’s acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn

The two met in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss preparations for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Mariana SHEVCHUK, Ukraine, at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in Eger, Hungary.

One of Italy’s first Paralympic powerlifters Martina Barbierato also claimed a medal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Norway beat Italy at the International Para Ice Hockey Tournament.

Norway beat Italy at home at the International Para Ice Hockey Tournament on Monday (27 February).

Male cyclists pedals on track velodrome.

Since 1992, the USA has always finished in the top five of the cycling medals table at the Paralympic Games.

Walid Ktila of Tunisia leads the pack in the Men's 800m - T34 Final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 athletes who will do well to retain their gold medals this summer.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair shooting between two defenders during a wheelchair basketball match.

The wheelchair basketball Paralympic and world champions decided it was time to hang up their jerseys.

An athlete from the Korean Wheelchair Curling Team celebrates a point on Day 4 of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championships

South Korea’s wheelchair curler seeks to get closer to his PyeongChang 2018 dream.

Two women in wheelchairs on the basketball court

The regional wheelchair basketball competition will take place from 2-12 August 2017.