PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A woman sitting in a sled with a full Para ice hockey gear on her.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_gettyimages-1380278635.jpg)
Jing Yu wants to inspire more female players after 'perfect day' in Paralympic debut
On International Women's Day Chinese athlete becomes just the third woman to play Para ice hockey at the Winter Games
![Ronny Persson #3 of Team Sweden gathers with his teammates for a cheer before competing in the Mixed Wheelchair Curling Round Robin Match between Great Britain and Sweden during Day Four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at National Aquatics Centre](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Sweden%20wheelchair%20curling%202.jpg)
Sweden take the lead in Wheelchair Curling
With two wins Sweden lead the standings at the end of day four
![Leonie Maria Walter and Guide Pirmin Strecker hold the German flag behind them as they celebrate winning](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Walter%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Day 4 review: Walter halts Shyshkova, Canada through to semi-finals
Double podium sweep for Ukrainian biathletes, Gretsch gets past Masters
![Image of women in a Para Powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/2022-03/power-1-34.jpg)
World champions join second edition of Iran’s Competition in Memory Siamand Rahman
Abdelkareem Khattab and Ahmad Aminzadeh triumph at four-day event in Tehran
![Canadian wheelchair curler Ina Forrest pushes the stone on the ice rink](/sites/default/files/2021-11/wheelchair-curling.jpg)
Ina Forrest, the force behind Canada’s Wheelchair Curling dominance
Female participation has grown in the mixed gender sport since its Winter Paralympic debut at Turin 2006
![Iryna Bui](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Bui.jpg)
Dominant Ukraine make double sweep in Para Biathlon
Ukraine’s Vitalii Lukianenko becomes the most successful Para Biathlete
![male Para Nordic skier Cristian Ribera](/sites/default/files/images/190315133143089_Cristian-Ribera-PyeongChang.jpg)
Day 5: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Qualification finals to decide Para Ice Hockey semi-finals
![Yujie Guo of China looks determined as she skis in the women's sprint standing in front of clear blue skies](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Guo%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Day 4: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Biathletes return to the track for the middle distance
![GOLDEN RUN: Kendall Gretsch of United States reacts after winning the Para Biathlon Women's Middle Distance Sitting at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Kendall%20Getsch%20.jpg)
Kendall Getsch gets the better of Oksana Masters for gold
‘I haven't really been feeling that confident the past couple of races so I didn't really know what to expect today, but I felt really good all the way through’