PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A bobsleigh goes so fast down the track it's a blur.

The Latvian was the fastest in all four runs in monobob to claim gold at the second edition of the event in St Moritz, Switzerland, on 5 February.

People in a meeting room around the table

The National Paralympic Committee and athletes met with government officials to discuss a new law which will help Para sport be recognised as equal.

Finals Brenna Huckaby  v Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon | 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships

Unfavorable conditions and taking a season off did not slow down Brenna Huckaby at Big White 2017. She willl now go for gold in banked slalom.

Bibian Mentel-Spee

The Dutch athlete will serve another two-year term on World Para Snowboard’s Sport Technical Committee.

Noelle Lenihan of Ireland competes in the women's discus F38 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

With July’s World Championships on the horizon, find out who the youngsters to look out for are this season.

Seung-Hwan Jung of South Korea competes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden

It has been a rough road to PyeongChang 2018 so far for South Korea’s Para ice hockey squad, but Seung-Hwan Jung wants to change that.

Woman on snowboard turns on a banked turn

The Dutch athlete will attempt to defend her first of two world gold medals as snowboard-cross begins.

Martin Fleig of Germany competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

As one of Germany’s top Nordic skiers, Fleig is preparing for his home World Championships in Finsterau from 10-19 February.

NPC Germany logo for stories

The hospitality offering of NPC Germany will be located at the Birch Hill Golf Club.

Man on snowboard rides down a snowboard-cross course.

Bibian Mentel-Spee retains snowboard-cross title, while Mike Minor wins first World Championship gold medal.