PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![2018 Fazza Powerlifting World Cup - Day 1](/sites/default/files/images/180217140849194_591A8222.jpg)
First three World Cup winners decided in Dubai
Poland lead medals table following first day of competition (17 February)
![Patrick ANDERSON, Canada takes a one handed shot](/sites/default/files/images/140724130348456_LON_0809_8827.jpg)
2018 wheelchair basketball Worlds: 6 months to go
Six athletes to know at the World Championships in Hamburg
![Four people standing behind a group of six people in wheelchairs](/sites/default/files/images/180214142156445_Team%2BFinland%2BPyeongChang%2B2018.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Finland names team
Para snowboard world champion Matti Suur-Hamari one of main medal hopes in 13-strong delegation
![a male Para skier](/sites/default/files/images/170913140110185_Mac%2BMarcoux%2B-%2BGetty%2BImages.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Canadian Paralympic Committee launches ‘Greatness is Rare’
Promotional campaign showcases unique skills of Canadian Paralympic athletes
![four wheelchair curlers raise their arms in celebration](/sites/default/files/images/180216142147046_Norway%2Bwheelchair%2Bcurling.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: 5 wheelchair curling storylines
Can reigning world champions Norway win their first Paralympic gold?
![a female powerlifter](/sites/default/files/images/180216150105675_Soloviova%2BMexico.jpg)
Paralympic champion Lidiia Soloviova to kick off her season
Ukrainian to compete at Fazza World Cup before turning her attention to Europeans
![Andrea Eskau: Road to Pyeongchang - Episode 3](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/s_itUV2r3SfuiOhojzP6kkuyruNz9Yr5vAeET3unSIs.jpg?itok=WABykKwd)
Path to PyeongChang: Practice makes perfect for Andrea Eskau
German Nordic skier enters final preparations for PyeongChang 2018
![Para ice hockey players celebrate on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/171014164817452_Sweden%2Bbeats%2BGermany%2B-%2BOstersund%2B2017.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Sweden team named
21 athletes will represent the country in upcoming Paralympic Winter Games
![One Year to Go | World Para Nordic Skiing Championships | Prince George](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/WM3FKU1Y4bax6HyxGCeJ9mgnSPqf_f6Tv2PUbPo4rcM.jpg?itok=EMjjtm5m)
Prince George hopes to inspire on One Year to Go until Para Nordic Worlds
Canadian city offers sit-skiing demonstration to mark countdown
![two male and two female referees stand side by side](/sites/default/files/images/180215161118144_female%2Bblind%2Brefs.jpg)
Female blind football referees officiate in India for first time
Second edition of North-East Blind Football Tournament takes place in Tura