PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A couple of wheelchair dancers in a Para dance sport competition](/sites/default/files/2022-02/49142952713_bb22df2b73_c.jpg)
Cuijk International 2022 cancelled
Organising Committee to concentrate efforts in the 2023 edition of one of the most traditional Para dance sport events
![🤓 We Know You Didn't Know - Wheelchair curling 🥌 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/H80yWe2RGV10CZgzYnWqe31qc1ezSZFZ6B9LABaQDHg.jpg?itok=g4hJ_K7q)
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Wheelchair Curling
The sport made its Paralympic debut at Torino 2006
![A female swimmers jumping from the starting block ahead of other competitors](/sites/default/files/2022-02/GettyImages-1336503843.jpg)
Star-studded Para Swimming World Series 2022 kicks off in Aberdeen
Maisie Summers-Newton leads 54-strong home team which includes the seven Paralympic champions from Tokyo 2020
![Three players in red and black jerseys smiling and hugging each other on the ice.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/51265081078_53b8fdd1cd_k.jpg)
A 17-man Canada squad ready for gold in Beijing
Canada starts its Paralympic campaign against the USA on 5 March in a replay of the PyeongChang 2018 gold medal game
![Canada’s Mollie Jepsen competes in the Women's Standing Slalom at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/mollie_jepsen.jpg)
Mollie Jepsen — The great Canadian comeback
The Para Alpine skier is back and better than ever on the slopes
![Para Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel in action at PyeongChang 2018](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Sandrine-Hamel.jpg)
Canadian Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel’s spirit of adventure
From dirt bikes to drums, Hamel cannot resist a challenge
![IPC Chief Membership and Impact Officer Kristina Molloy](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Kristina-Molloy.jpg)
IPC appoint Kristina Molloy as Chief Membership and Impact Officer
Molloy has held various leadership roles promoting accessibility and disability inclusion within the Government of Canada and the Paralympic Movement
![⭐ Ones to Watch - Para snowboard 🏂 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Zd5a1qquxYPFCECfP9ZsWcuUzmiVUc8gNdA1NKWMLVk.jpg?itok=DpNLxLfb)
Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Snowboard
The youngest sport at the Winter Paralympics has some top athletes
![A banner with a female Para swimmer and the announcement of the Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships](/sites/default/files/2022-02/WPS%202023%20key%20visual%20%281%29.jpg)
Manchester announced as host city for 2023 Para Swimming World Championships
It will be the 11th edition of the competition and the third to take place in Great Britain following Glasgow 2015 and London 2019
![A man on a snowboard with his arms stretched going into the curve.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_dsc_0445.jpg)
Superb Ben Tudhope storms to Crystal Globe glory at Big White World Cup
Australian takes the men's overall SB-LL2 title in Canada as riders deliver exciting performances ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics