PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Jessica Long of the United States compete in the on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium](/sites/default/files/images/170111153308260_Jessica%2BLong_Swimming_GettyImages-607336736.jpg)
Jessica Long excited to compete at World Series
USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.
![Group of people in blue jackets and wheelchairs forming a circle](/sites/default/files/images/170306153945822_World-wheelchair-curling-championships.jpg)
WWhCC2017: USA overcome spirited Finland
The USA grabbed their first win on day three of the World Championships.
![Group picture](/sites/default/files/images/170306155653686_powerlifting.jpg)
Dubai stages second phase of ‘Raise the Bar’ programme
World Para Powerlifting delivered 13 anti-doping workshops as part of its ‘Raise the Bar, say NO! to doping’ programme in Dubai, UAE, from 25-26 February.
![Two Para ice hockey players duel on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/170305140809893_Torino%2BPara%2Bice%2Bhockey%2BCanada%2Bv%2BSouth%2BKorea.jpg)
Canada take victory at Para ice hockey international
Italy took third place at home in Torino on Saturday (4 March).
![South Korean celebrities try out wheelchair curling as part of PyeongChang 2018's third Paralympic Day celebrations.](/sites/default/files/images/170305075641797_pARALYMPIC%2BDAY.jpg)
Paralympic Day celebrated in PyeongChang
There was a carnival atmosphere in Gangneung on opening day of World Wheelchair Curling Championship as 3,000 people celebrated Paralympic Day.
Rothfuss, Farkasova, Rabl seal giant slalom World Cup globes
The penultimate races of the season saw three skiers claim titles whilst competition in other categories hotted up in Hakuba, Japan.
![Jeremy Campbell](/sites/default/files/images/120906232956223_Jeremy%2BCampbell.jpg)
Para athletics classification explained
A beginner’s guide to classification in the sport of Para athletics.
![Male cyclists pedals on track velodrome.](/sites/default/files/images/160320103442621_175480_8-LG-HD.jpg)
British tandems sweep Worlds podiums
Five of Great Britain´s duos reached the podiums in the men´s and women´s events on Saturday (4 March) at the UCI Para cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, USA.
![Canada's multiple world and Paralympic champion Brent Lakatos provides us with this week's holiday hostpot.](/sites/default/files/images/170303092632262_lakatos.jpg)
My holiday hotspot with Canada’s Brent Lakatos
The T53 racer talks about the two items he would take on his ideal holiday.
![Natasha Baker (GBR) was overcome with emotion on winning her grade II individual gold medal.](/sites/default/files/images/160915232657910_Natasha%2B1.jpg)
Paralympic champion Baker’s horse passes
Natasha Baker and her horse Cabral won three gold medals together at Rio 2016.