PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A penguin mascot on the ice during the Ostrava 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/33854262998_45c1a9a7cb_h.jpg?h=ea987d08&itok=LbYmo0qo)
How Ostrava is getting ready for the 2021 Worlds
Czech city preparing more surprises and the return of mascot Samson when the world’s top eight-ranked teams meet in June
Bydgoszcz 2021: Athletes to look out for
Plenty of European, Paralympic and world champions among the nearly 700 athletes competing in Poland next week
![Men in a wheelchair throwing a blue ball observed by other two men](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180819094234816_AQ5I0846.jpg?itok=7tXvFMJo)
10 things to know about boccia
The Para sport is a game all about strategy, extreme focus and precision
Chinese badminton prodigy Liu Yutong dreams of Paralympic gold
The 17-year-old makes a name for herself with guidance from Olympic star and coach Dong Jiong
![Para athlete on a chair throwing a club](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/Alia-Issa.jpg?h=d8728872&itok=QBjfuM2c)
Father’s dream driving first ever woman Para refugee athlete towards Tokyo 2020
Alia Issa overcomes bullying and discrimination, and dreams of her first Paralympic Games
![Para Badminton's Ones to Watch at Tokyo 2020 | Paralympic Games| Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/FzpbOnBpdCeE2CYEKs8iS2ckRDSbMVP4TFWiRcJ1nsE.jpg?itok=QXMQmGiZ)
Ones to watch for Para badminton
Fierce rivalries will resume in Tokyo, where stakes are even higher with history on the line
![A screen showing two Para biathlon athletes shooting with their rifles during a competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-06/EcoAims.jpg?itok=SXg0xSyq)
World Para Snow Sports and Ecoaims sign agreement
Para biathlon shooting and target systems provider to help with equipment, training and sports development until 2024
![Male athlete reaches for the shuttle while competing in a males doubles team](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/badminton-dubai-2021.jpg?h=a595412a&itok=mYEL3f5g)
10 things to know about Para badminton
Get to know one of the newest sports joining the Paralympic programme.
![A group of two women and one man in wheelchairs ahead of two women and three men standing all of them showing their gold medals](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/51195315312_cdf90de406_k.jpg?h=f4f005d1&itok=060lJOCU)
Top 7 moments from the European Swimming Championships
From Italy and Ukraine battling for the top of the medals tally to young and veteran stars, a closer look at a great week in Portugal
![A female powerlifter celebrating seated on the bench press with two men standing behind her](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/Mariana%20Shevchuk%20-%20Tbilisi%202021.jpg?h=2c715123&itok=bu1TOg2S)
Ukraine's Shevchuk shines in Tbilisi with new world record
Reigning world champion improves her mark for the second time in two months at Georgia's first-ever World Cup