PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Venezuela - Sao Paulo 2017 - Nicolas Maduro

The Youth Parapan American Games will kick off with the Opening Ceremony on 20 March and will run until 25 March.

Brazilian Paralympic Centre

The Brazilian Paralympic Centre is a major legacy of Latin America’s first Paralympics, whilst many Rio 2016 volunteers are now helping at the Youth Parapans.

Angelica Bernal, Colombia, in the women's doubles semi-final against USA at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Despite her youth, Colombia’s two-time Paralympian has the necessary experience to shine at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Mohamed Hammadi

Here’s why you should be excited for the first Grand Prix of the season which starts on Monday (20 March).

Road to Sao Paulo 2017 - Meet Raul Valdez (Mexico)

The Mexican swimmer and Rio 2016 Paralympian will be one of the most experienced athletes competing at the fourth Youth Parapans, from 20-25 March.

Ananias Shikongo - Rio 2016

Fifty Rio 2016 medallists will line-up for the first major international track meeting of the year.

Anna Schaffelhuber at the Tarvisio 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships

Slovakia’s Henrieta Farkasova and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber kept up their winning runs to take their latest titles in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Anja Wicker competes at the Para Nordic skiing World Cup in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Skiers will race to secure cross-country and biathlon World Cup titles in Japan.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms

Paralympic champion Katie Kelly is among the ones to watch on her home course at the Oceania Championships.

Group picture of workshop participants in Rwanda

The two-day course provided training to develop participants’ refereeing and classification skills.