PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Past disappointments fuel Garrido from Bogota to Tokyo
Chilean powerlifter in search of his best form to achieve the dream of the first Paralympic medal in Japan
![Para ice hockey pioneers Brit Oeyen and Lena Schoeder cross paths](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/h3bDBnBNdx-VUvLiVFBniy5o28JBsIEaDK8eKqqMmMM.jpg?itok=qz3bEdmm)
Norway’s female Para ice hockey pioneers cross paths
Lena Schroeder made history as the first female Para ice hockey player at a Paralympic Winter Games since Brit Mjaasund Oeyen in 1994. The two legends met face-to-face for the first time.
![male Para Nordic skier Cristian Ribera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190315133143089_Cristian-Ribera-PyeongChang.jpg?h=9c41c1f5&itok=BPVtzdLR)
Ribera on a mission at Beijing 2022
Best Brazilian athlete in Winter Paralympic history aims for a medal at the next Games
![Female Korean sit skier competing](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-03/vo-ra-mi-seo.jpg?h=e6fa66b8&itok=mp6iNB7b)
Vo Ra Mi Seo hopes to show beauty of disability
“I forged this path, so I want to take a responsibility until I can hand over my position to the next generation”
![Rita Van Driel speaking](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-03/Rita-Van-Driel.jpg?h=180c8a11&itok=jBnhoDum)
Rita Van Driel participates in UN Human Rights Council session
IPC Governing Board Member joined the annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities as part of new partnership with UN Human Rights
![Male alpine skier with left leg impairment competes in slalom](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-03/Hilmar-Orvarsson.jpg?h=cd91cc29&itok=yJbgXH2c)
Orvarsson blazing path for Iceland at Winter Games
Slalom specialist in prime form to reach national milestone at Beijing 2022
![A man standing in the centre of a podium holding the hands of two other men in wheelchairs](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-03/31428650507_299f76d03e_o.jpg?h=c50c0c03&itok=r5NlIgJ-)
Fabio Torres leads hosts as World Cup kicks off in Bogota
Forty-three athletes from 14 nations set to compete in the Colombian capital in first international event to take place during the pandemic
![Clara Klug competing at PyeongChang 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-03/Clara-Klug3.jpg?h=8b63ab27&itok=FYBvM8f6)
Inside the mind of a vision impaired Para biathlete
Watching Clara Klug in action is extraordinary, but understanding how she succeeds is even better
![A man in a sit skiing competing in a cross-country event in the snow](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-03/Giuseppe%20Romele_Planica.jpg?itok=M9kw7Qx4)
Romele starts off third World Cup season with big surprise win
Four athletes grab double gold in season’s opening races, including USA's Laureus Awards winner Oksana Masters
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Beijing 2022: Yutao Cui wants to leave a winter sports legacy
'I hope winter sports will be understood by more people and more disabled people will get involved in sports,' says national team captain