PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jessica Long of the USA competes in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB7 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

USA’s multi-swimming Paralympic champion took her medal count to 23 at Rio 2016 and is now hoping to compete at her last Paralympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair and woman celebrating their victory with a gold medal around their necks

The 47-year-old, who won two silver and one bronze Paralympic medals, was honoured at a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, on 25 November.

Agitos

Following the publication of the final McLaren Report on Friday 9 December, the IPC has issued its response.

The IPC media team won in-house team of the year and PR professional of the year at the 2016 European Excellence Awards in Berlin.

At an awards ceremony in Berlin, the IPC won two awards - in-house team of the year and PR professional of the year.

Two Para ice hockey players battle for the puck

Norway will play South Korea for bronze on Saturday (10 December) in Charlottetown, Canada.

man in wheelchair throws away his tennis racket and raises his arms to celebrate

Dylan Alcott crowned Paralympian of the Year, six inducted into the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame.

Day 1: IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti

Racing in the sprint cross-country at the first Nordic World Cup of the season, athletes such as Canada’s Brian McKeever shone in Vuokatti, Finland.

Prince George, Canada set to host 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships

After hosting the Canada Winter Games, Prince George is preparing for the world’s best Para cross-country skiers and biathletes to take to the trails.

No. 23 Nigeria most successful African nation at Rio 2016

With eight gold, two silver and two bronze, the country’s Paralympians even outdid their Olympic counterparts.

Simone Rocha and Ana Carolina Custodio (BRA) compete against USA in Goalball

The Brazilian men’s team took bronze, whilst the women’s finished fourth at Latin America’s first Paralympic Games.