PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A woman sending a kiss to the audience while standing on the podium waiting to receive a medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-01/Ellie%20Cole.jpg?itok=aEet4d24)
Thank You Ellie Cole for inspiring us!
PS: Becks, Cole saw your message, but she was too overwhelmed to reply
![Japanese female canoeist on her kayak](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-01/monika-seryu.jpg?itok=jkwe0w0J)
Community helps Japan's Monika Seryu regain hope
Opens up on her struggles through the pandemic and what is helping her get through
![An armless female alpine skier competing](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-01/49357354866_436393fb0f_h.jpg?h=18b44cf2&itok=vkWAAAtw)
Veysonnaz hosts more than 80 athletes in season-opening World Cup
Paralympic champions and Crystal Globe winners take on two giant slalom and two slalom races in Switzerland
![A man and a woman with snowboard gear standing in a snowy slope](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-01/Armenia-Para%20Snowboard2.jpg?h=0af731d6&itok=kfhmRF-3)
Armenia’s newly-created team sets big goal
Three female and one male rider dream with a ticket to Beijing 2022 to boost the sport and attract more athletes
!['Sport Spirit Doesn’t Pick A Body' | NPC Slovenia](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/X4fKvA8p258HHJPsalVkphdnUtV8bXypFGCdUHryxLg.jpg?itok=drlhgt6x)
Slovenian Para athletes at centre of music video
Campaign launched to show how sport is a source of inclusion for people with disabilities
![team celebrating](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/121204180422879_151029666_0.jpg?itok=gAjfurUo)
Dates set for men's Tokyo 2020 qualification tournament
The final spot for the 2020 Paralympic Games is up for grabs in Duisburg, Germany
![New Zealand wheelchair rugby team perform the Haka](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-01/new-zealand-wheelchair-rugby-cherie-harris.jpg?itok=XFuBbe13)
New Zealand's Wheel Blacks more eager for Tokyo 2020
New Zealand's wheelchair rugby team qualified for a Paralympics for the first time since Beijing 2008, and they are not letting the COVID-19 pandemic destroy their hopes
![A sit-skier celebreating in front of a group of five people](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190124171506859_45947680185_5d4d3aa655_o.jpg?itok=wgZ0GOWq)
Freedom guides Anna-Lena Forster to glory
'What I love about skiing is the freedom to be out in nature and ski like everyone else,' says German skier who started off 2020-21 season with eight victories
![A colage with the picture of four male and two female shooters](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-01/British%20Shooting%202020.jpg?itok=A_YuhwRO)
ParalympicsGB announce first athletes selected for Tokyo 2020
'In such tough times, the Games are a massive thing to look forward to. I feel extremely privileged to be part of such an amazing team'
![A man in a wheelchair holding the hand of a standing woman](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-10/Sexistimos%20Web.jpg?h=acbaf0bf&itok=cMTXhoeA)
Hear my voice: Let's talk about sex and disability
Triana Serfaty still gets asked if she can have sex with her boyfriend Enrique Plantey, a Para alpine skier.