PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Slovakian Para Alpine skier Martin France in action](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Martin-France.jpg?itok=67aAQ5Md)
Slovakian artist Martin France targets podium
Alpine skier to focus on painting career after last tilt at Paralympic glory in Beijing
![A Para ice hockey player in full gear kicks the puck with a stick past the goalie who throws himself on the ice.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/GettyImages-1381248312.jpg?itok=lPUwbCWL)
Exciting matchups await in the battle for the semis
The qualifying finals are set with South Korea to play against Italy and hosts China taking on the Czech Republic
![Three Para ice hockey players smiling to each other.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/GettyImages-1382802360.jpg?itok=DDVwEU0w)
Canada thumps South Korea to seal semifinal spot
China takes third consecutive win against Italy and faces Czech Republic again following Czech triumph over Slovakia
![A woman in a cross-country race with goggles on her head during a sunny day. Trees are in the background with the clear and blue sky.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/rsz_gettyimages-931750916.jpg?itok=YWJpY86S)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing day three
Exciting sprint event awaits at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre with six gold medals up for grabs
![A woman sitting in a sled with a full Para ice hockey gear on her.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_gettyimages-1380278635.jpg?itok=2zxMBlBQ)
Yu wants to inspire more female players after 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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Sweden%20wheelchair%20curling%202.jpg?itok=2NoSvb7x)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Walter%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=Wn8UUXqv)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/power-1-34.jpg?itok=rwNcebpn)
World champions join event in honour of Siamdan Rahman in Iran
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-11/wheelchair-curling.jpg?h=845a67ca&itok=nvY_y07H)
Forrest, the force behind Canada’s curling dominance
Female participation has grown in the mixed gender sport since its Winter Paralympic debut at Turin 2006