PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Paralympic sprinter Liam Malone

New Zealand’s Rio 2016 two-time gold medallist was given the award for proving he can achieve whatever he sets his mind to.

Wheelchair fencer celebrates with her mask on

After Paralympic success and presidential dinners, Bebe Vio returns to the piste for the final wheelchair fencing event of the season.

Athletes compete at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in the Alpensia Sports Park on February 11, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The host city of the next Paralympic Winter Games will stage test events in all six Paralympic winter sports in March and April.

Tokyo 2020 emblems

Metals collected from discarded or obsolete electronic devices will be used in the production of the medals for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

Tarvisio, Italy, will host the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

Media accreditation for the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships now open

Italo Pereira, Veronica Hipolito and Marcia Menezes of Brazil

Stars from powerlifting, athletics and swimming will line-up from Friday in Sao Paulo.

Man in sit ski doing cross country skiing

The most successful US Para Nordic skier in World Championships history is ready to take on the field once again in 2017.

Mexican track and field athlete Juana Soto

The athletics multi-Paralympic medallist won four golds at Arnhem 1980 despite issues with a racing wheelchair that did not belong to her.

Man and woman in wheelchairs dancing

Hosts Chinese Taipei also impressed at the first competition of its kind with two titles.

Three people on a stage, one woman waving a flag

A series of public events aimed at building public support ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games and maximising their impact across Japan kicked off.