PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A stage during a Para powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/2021-11/48327396236_5bff44e53b_c.jpg)
Candidates for World Para Powerlifting Athlete Liaison election revealed
Voting to take place during the World Championships in Tbilisi with elected athlete to serve a four-year term until 2025
![The historic landmarks in Beijing have been made accessible ahead of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Beijing%202022_accessible%20entrance%20to%20landmark.jpg)
Beijing 2022 to bring greater accessibility for persons with disabilities
'I believe that Beijing 2022 will be as important for the Para sport in China as the summer 2008 Paralympics were. The investment that China is making in winter Para sports and the number of persons with disabilities that they want to reach and be engaged in winter sport is impressive'
![A female Para snowboarder with a prosthetic leg riding in the snow](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Noelle%20Lambert.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 sprinter Noelle Lambert dashes to debut in Para snowboard
USA dual sport athlete to compete at the season-opening Europa Cup in Landgraaf on 28-30 November less than three months after her Paralympic final
![A man holding his right hand high with a gold medal around his neck and a mask on his face.](/sites/default/files/2021-11/rsz_51414595551_c2871feecb_o.jpg)
From Tokyo to Tbilisi: Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar
Mongolia's Paralympic champion will be defending his world title in the men's up to 107kg category on 5 December in the Georgian capital
![Photo of the Water Cube](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Water-Cube.jpg)
Chinese Para stars reflect on how Paralympics triggered a change
'When I look back, I firmly believe it was the Paralympic spirit and the national spirit that pushed me to accomplish that impossible mission'
![A male Para ice hockey player on ice with the Japanese uniform](/sites/default/files/2021-11/51499746686_47256125eb_c.jpg)
Berlin 2021: Top Six Players to Watch
Norway, Italy, Slovakia, Germany, Sweden and Japan will play for the final two Beijing 2022 spots in the German capital
![Yuk Wing Leung](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Yuk%20Wing%20Leung.jpeg)
Hong Kong dominate at Dubai 2021 Asia-Oceania C’ships
Six-time Paralympic medallist Yuk Wing Leung and Yuen Cheung clinch individual gold medals along with Pairs title
![A male wheelchair racer competing in an athletics track](/sites/default/files/2021-11/GettyImages-1338373119.jpg)
Marcel Hug smashes 22-year-old world record
Switzerland's Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion returns to Japan to make history in the traditional Oita Marathon
![A woman on her knees in front of the bench celebrating with open arms and her eyes closed.](/sites/default/files/2021-11/rsz_51414597751_377a74f619_o.jpg)
From Tokyo to Tbilisi: Folashade Oluwafemiayo
Nigerian athlete will try to break the world record for the fourth time this year in the women’s up to 86kg category in Georgia
![Two male Para ice hockey players chasing the puck](/sites/default/files/2021-11/51259654627_5ba34315d0_c.jpg)
Berlin 2021: Top Five Storylines
Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Slovakia and Sweden will play for the final two Paralympic Winter Games spots up for grabs in the German capital