PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Organisers of the 2017 World Championships with members of the BWF.

Both China and South Korea were aiming to stage the 11th Para Badminton World Championships in 2017.

Woman posing in front of Rio 2016 sign

After mostly covering Olympic events, Bayci took on a new challenge with Para archery reporting at Rio 2016.

Asian Paralympic Committee’s General Assembly

The fourth edition of the Asian Paralympic Committee’s General Assembly will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, between 28-29 November.

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Rooba Alomari hopes to add further success for Bahrain following their historic showing at Rio 2016.

Man and woman in wheelchairs dancing

Around 50 dancers, including some of the world’s top ranked athletes, will grace the dancefloor between 5-6 November.

Fatema Nedham of Bahrain

Bahrain’s first female Paralympic gold medallist reflects on her historic achievement.

Man on podium showing his medal

The 18-year-old swimmer from Greece stunned the men’s 100m butterfly S9 finals at Rio 2016.

Collage of five athlete images

The public has until 11 November to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.

Matti Suur-Hamari took the victory in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard-cross race at the La Molina 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships

The returning World Cup champion in both banked slalom and snowboard-cross, the Fin is excited for the World Championships.

German ski jumper Severin Freund looks forward to Finsterau 2017

The German ski jump champion, a native of the region hosting the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, made a video to celebrate 100 days to go.