PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Salt Lake 2002 Paralympic champions join U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
The first United States squad to win gold in the Paralympic Winter Games helped shift attitudes towards disabilities and paved the way for the development of the country's successful Para ice hockey programme

Venezuelan athlete Gabriel Garcia Monsalve receives three-year ban for ADRV
Para athletics athlete returned adverse analytical findings for a prohibited substance at the Bogota 2023 Youth Parapan American Games

Para athletes share how Change Starts With Sport
To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we will share the stories of five incredible Paralympic athletes – Veronica Plebani (Italy), Markus Rehm (Germany), Husnah Kukundakwe (Uganda), Robyn Love (Great Britain) and Elliott Loonstra (Aruba)

Finland edges hosts to take C-Pool title in Bangkok
Top-seeded Finns narrowly defeat Thailand 1-0 to win gold at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool, sealing promotion to the B-Pool for next season and keeping their dream of qualifying for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games alive; Austria beats Australia to clinch bronze

Uzbek athlete Farhod Umirzakov accepts nine-year ban for anti-doping rule violations
Para powerlifter returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance during an out of competition test and attempted to tamper with the doping control process
Final Regional Sport Training of the year held in Japan
Thirty-eight people from 16 countries took part in the final Regional Sport Training event of the year.

Milano Cortina 2026: Details of the Paralympic Torch Relay unveiled
The Milano Cortina 2026 flame will travel 2,000 kilometres before the Paralympic Winter Games open on 6 March 2026

Buffalo, USA to host 2025 World Championships A-Pool
Hosted in conjunction with USA Hockey, the tournament will mark the first time in a decade and fourth in history the USA plays host to the A-Pool Worlds

Mexican athlete Fernando Del Rosario receives two-year ban for ADRV
Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance at the Xalapa 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix

Citi World Series: Rojas leads Mexican domination in Guadalajara
The hosts topped medals table with 14 gold medals followed by Argentina and Peru in top three of medal standings as thrilling performances marked the four-day competition in the penultimate competition in Mexico