PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Maksym Yarovyi of Ukraine competes in the men's 15km sitting Para cross-country skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The USA's Oksana Masters and Ukraine's Maksym Yarovyi performed clean sweeps in cross-country to close the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau, Germany.

Jiske Griffioen

One of the world’s most successful wheelchair tennis nations will stage these prestigious events.

Day 6 Highlights: 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships Finsterau

Ukrainian and Canadian skiers were amongst those to take the final biathlon golds of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.

Two men on snowboards race

Impressive performances see snowboarders heading to the World Cup Finals, also the PyeongChang 2018 Test Event, with impressive leads in the rankings.

Viewof a mountain and sunset

The Polish skier had a great run in Croatia and Slovenia, winning all four races.

Evan Strong

Strong, Bunschoten captured wins on the third day of tight racing in Spain.

Man sitting in front of a computer

The operators of the all-important system have been kept busy at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau, Germany.

Lucas Mazur - Badminton - France

The Swiss veteran and French teenage sensation look to be in Tokyo where Para badminton will debut at the Paralympics.

Amanda Dennis USA in action during the Goalball Women's Preliminary Group C match between the United States of America and Brazil at Future Arena

Following their Rio 2016 success, the men and women’s national teams took a little time to begin training for the next Paralympics.

Logo of the Agitos Foundation

The Worldwide Paralympic Partner of the International Paralympic Committee is supporting National Paralympic Committees to improve their organisational capacity.