PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle S9 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

After leaving Rio 2016 with his first Paralympic title, the Italian swimmer is hungry for more success in 2017.

Top 50 No 10

Reaching 1.3 billion, with more than 71 million video views, the IPC's social media strategy reached new heighs at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Male alpine sit skier races down a mountain

Kampschreur, Knight and Bertagnolli record wins on final day of Alpine Skiing World Cup.

180 medals will be contested at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships

Between 10-19 February 180 gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to cross-country skiers and biathletes in Finsterau, Germany.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

The multi-Paralympic wheelchair racer recalls her final showdown at Athens 2004, where she claimed two gold medals.

No. 11 Nemati carries Iranian flag at Olympics

It was a historic scene when the Para archer carried her nation’s flag during Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Two sitting and one standing shooting para athlete aiming at the targets

For the Ukrainian pistol shooting bronze medalist, his first Paralympic Games resembled an emotional roller-coaster ride.

Logo Paralympics New Zealand

High Performance Sport New Zealand has given Paralympics New Zealand an increase in funding.

Three sit skiers hold their medals

German, Canadian, Slovakian, French, US, British skiers all finish on the slalom podium in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Three female alpine skiers and their guides standing on the podium

Slovakia’s five-time Paralympic champion bounced back after yesterday´s defeat to Great Britain's Millie Knight to claim her first win in St. Moritz, Switzerland.