PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Ostrava 2021](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Ostrava3.jpg)
WPIH launches survey to support High Performance and Development framework
Framework to outline Para athlete pathway and enable Word Para Ice Hockey to review, plan and better support members and athletes
![Jefinho controls the ball with two Iranian defenders chasing him](/sites/default/files/images/190603145556074_Jefinho.jpg)
IPC provides update regarding Tokyo 2020 qualification slots
To date 2,710 slots have been allocated to 96 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs)
Al Ain 2021: Narwal sets world record as Reinaldo spoils host’s golden hopes
Indian teenager beat out Paralympic and world champions for the the P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) gold to conclude the last day of the Al Ain 2021 World Cup
![Perry the Mascot for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games](/sites/default/files/2021-03/Perry-the-mascot.jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Meet Perry the mascot
Multi-coloured bull announced as official mascot of the 2022 Commonwealth Games which will have biggest Para sports programme to date
![Donato Telesca competing at Bogota 2021 World Cup](/sites/default/files/2021-03/GettyImages-1305549821.jpg)
Donato Telesca seeks to extend winning streak as World Cup kicks off in Manchester
Fresh from securing a win at the Bogota World Cup, Italian powerlifter will compete in season's second World Cup
![Belarus’ Sviatlana Sakhanenka and her guide Dzmitry Budzilovich at the podium at Vuokatti 2021 World Cup](/sites/default/files/2021-03/vuokatti.jpg)
Overall titles and last golds handed out in cross-country in Vuokatti
Belarus’ Sviatlana Sakhanenka and guide Dzmitry Budzilovich form new power team in women’s vision impaired class
![Chantal Petitclerc speaks with Canadian flag behind](/sites/default/files/2021-03/Chantal-Petitclerc-Senator.jpg)
Canada's Chantal Petitclerc on becoming a voice for people with disabilities
Canadian Paralympic legend describes how people with disabilities often face barriers to employment, discrimination and accessibility issues
Al Ain 2021: Javanmardi shoots world record equaling score
Iranian Paralympic champion still on target for more gold at Tokyo 2020
![Vilde Nilsen competing in cross country skiing alongside other two women athletes](/sites/default/files/2021-03/vilde_0.jpg)
Norway’s Vilde Nilsen sweeps gold at her season’s first World Cup races
World Cup in Vuokatti starts off with cross-country middle distance and sprint events
![Walid Ktila in the mixed zone at the Tunis 2021 Grand Prix](/sites/default/files/2021-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-03-21%20at%2012.22.31.jpeg)
Home stars take Tunisia to the top at Grand Prix
Paralympic and world champions shine at Africa’s largest Para sport competition