PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![female Para dancers Karlygash Tynabekova, Helena Kasicka, Olena Chynka on the dancefloor](/sites/default/files/images/181207115314060_chynka-kasicka-tynabekova.jpg)
2018 in Review: Top three female Para dancers
Standout women on the dance floor this year
![Perla Barcenas | Mexico | Women's up to 86kg | WPPO Americas Champs | Bogota 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/2ZxTxLnbbyz71fZ7ltlKO4dmj5yQDCcLGZKvESUU_9A.jpg?itok=R8zgP-Ao)
Bogota 2018: Gold and record for Perla Barcenas
Mexico tops the podium with Paralympic medallist and Porfirio Arredondo
![A group of Para ice hockey players celebrating on ice](/sites/default/files/images/181209153625095_USParaIceHockey.jpg)
USA claims fifth-straight title in Canada
Team beat hosts 5-4 in a rematch of the 2018 Paralympic final
![male Para dancers Ivan Sivak, Nilson Pires, Pawel Karpinski on the dancefloor](/sites/default/files/images/181207114433926_sivak-karpinski-pires.jpg)
2018 in Review: Top three male Para dancers
Year to remember for these competitors on and off the floor
![Chile's Juan Carlos Garrido celebrates winning gold at the Bogota 2018 orld Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/181208091410987_Juan-Carlos-Garrido.jpg)
Bogota 2018: Triple gold for Chile
Juan Carlos Garrido, Jorge Carinao and Camila Campos emerge victorious
![male wheelchair racer Daniel Romanchuk breaks the tape on the finish line ahead of two other wheelchair racers](/sites/default/files/images/181105085529439_Daniel-Romanchuk-New-York.jpg)
2018 in Review: Magnificent marathons
World record performances and a rising star highlight year
![Magazine cover photo of Colombian athlete drawing a boccia ball to his face](/sites/default/files/images/181207153240481_Paralympian%2Bcover.jpg)
IPC releases “The Paralympian” second edition
Last magazine of 2018 filled with sporting action, inspiring features and informative case studies
![Mahdi Pourrahnamaahmad - Taekwondo](/sites/default/files/images/170118093907482_Mahdi%2BPourrahnamaahmadgourabi%2B2.jpg)
Taekwondo profiles: Men’s up to 75 kg K44/K43
Iran’s Mahdi Pourrahnama is the top name in the men’s middleweight division
![Iryna Shchetnik | World Record | World Shooting Para Sport European Champs | Belgrade 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/WfY2BGprEVjLZtZRJEY0PuWUllVAGeQjoMd7J0pLsDE.jpg?itok=xZZEBjUY)
Belgrade 2018: World records tumble
New marks set by Shchetnik and Ristic on final day of Euros
![male powerlifter Joao Franca Junior prepares to lift the bar](/sites/default/files/images/181207103013551_Joao-Franca-Junior.jpg)
Bogota 2018: Stunning start
Americas record broken and favourites shocked on day one