PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Henrieta Farkasova and guide Martin Motyka](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Henrieta-Farkasova.jpg)
Henrieta Farkasova wins first gold of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
Slovakian vision impaired alpine skier took gold in the downhill
![A female athlete ski's on a flat circuit with her goggles on.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_3gettyimages-1365423275.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para Biathlon day one
All you need to know about day one (5 March) of the Para biathlon action at the Zhangkjiakou National Biathlon Centre
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USA’s Sweeney to make Paralympic return
Josh Sweeney retired after winning gold with the USA Para Ice Hockey team at Sochi 2014
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Sport and athletes the winners as Beijing Games get underway
'The 21st Century is a time for dialogue and diplomacy, not war and hate. The Olympic Truce for peace during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is a UN Resolution adopted by consensus by 193 Member States at the 76th UN General Assembly. It must be respected and observed not violated.'
![Oksana Masters](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Oksana.jpg)
Record number of female Para athletes set for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
Games will feature 564 Para athletes from 46 countries competing across six sports
![A general View outside the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest and Yangshan River.](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Stadium%20Bird%27s%20Nest_0.jpg)
Paralympic Games set to go digital for Beijing 2022
'For Beijing 2022, we are enabling everyone from athletes to TV viewers to become Paralympic creators with Gifs, stickers and frames that they can use in their own content'
![Andrew Parsons is pictured on a large screen at the Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2022 alongside a sentence of his speech which reads: 'tonight I want to begin with a message of peace'](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Andrew%20Parsons%20Beijing%202022%20Opening%20Ceremony.jpg)
IPC President Andrew Parsons' Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony speech
Full text of Andrew Parsons' Opening Ceremony address
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Canada faces USA on day one ready to move away from the haunting past
Three games kick off the Paralympic tournament on Saturday (5 March) with hosts China and Slovakia making their Games debut
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Echoes of 2008 to be heard at Beijing 2022
Beijing 2008 proved to have a transformative effect and now China will welcome over 560 athletes for the Winter Paralympics