PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Slovakian Para Alpine skier Martin France in action](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Martin-France.jpg)
Slovakian artist Martin France targets Winter Paralympic podium
Alpine skier to focus on painting career after last tilt at Paralympic glory in Beijing
![A Para ice hockey player in full gear kicks the puck with a stick past the goalie who throws himself on the ice.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/GettyImages-1381248312.jpg)
Exciting matchups await in the battle for the semifinals
The qualifying finals are set with South Korea to play against Italy and hosts China taking on the Czech Republic
![Three Para ice hockey players smiling to each other.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/GettyImages-1382802360.jpg)
Canada thumps South Korea to seal Para ice hockey semifinal spot
China takes third consecutive win against Italy and faces Czech Republic again following Czech triumph over Slovakia
![A woman in a cross-country race with goggles on her head during a sunny day. Trees are in the background with the clear and blue sky.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_gettyimages-931750916.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing day three
Exciting sprint event awaits at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre with six gold medals up for grabs
![A woman sitting in a sled with a full Para ice hockey gear on her.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_gettyimages-1380278635.jpg)
Jing Yu wants to inspire more female players after 'perfect day' in Paralympic debut
On International Women's Day Chinese athlete becomes just the third woman to play Para ice hockey at the Winter Games
![Ronny Persson #3 of Team Sweden gathers with his teammates for a cheer before competing in the Mixed Wheelchair Curling Round Robin Match between Great Britain and Sweden during Day Four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at National Aquatics Centre](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Sweden%20wheelchair%20curling%202.jpg)
Sweden take the lead in Wheelchair Curling
With two wins Sweden lead the standings at the end of day four
![Leonie Maria Walter and Guide Pirmin Strecker hold the German flag behind them as they celebrate winning](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Walter%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Day 4 review: Walter halts Shyshkova, Canada through to semi-finals
Double podium sweep for Ukrainian biathletes, Gretsch gets past Masters
![Image of women in a Para Powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/2022-03/power-1-34.jpg)
World champions join second edition of Iran’s Competition in Memory Siamand Rahman
Abdelkareem Khattab and Ahmad Aminzadeh triumph at four-day event in Tehran
![Canadian wheelchair curler Ina Forrest pushes the stone on the ice rink](/sites/default/files/2021-11/wheelchair-curling.jpg)
Ina Forrest, the force behind Canada’s Wheelchair Curling dominance
Female participation has grown in the mixed gender sport since its Winter Paralympic debut at Turin 2006