PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Upper body of man playing table tennis

The newly crowned British table tennis Paralympic champion wants to stay No. 1 but is not pressuring himself about it.

Italian ice sledge hockey players thank their supporters after making it to the final of the international tournament in 2015

The Italian Para ice hockey team will play Norway, South Korea and Canada from Monday (27 February), in their last major event ahead of the Worlds.

South African sprinter and multiple world and Paralympic champion Ilse Hayes tells us her favourite holiday destination.

Find out where the visually impaired sprinter relaxed after the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Woman with rifle waves at crowd

A low round for Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop allowed the Slovakian to take the late lead and eventual victory in R6 at the shooting World Cup.

Ashley Facey Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Men's singles Table Tennis - Class 9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Twelve athletes from Great Bitain will compete in the competition between 1-4 March.

Amy Purdy of the United States

The USA’s Amy Purdy and Megan Harmon explain how they navigate through the snow with lower-limb impairments.

Nandor Tunkel

The Hungarian Rio 2016 bronze medallist wants to impress at the season opening World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Para sport shooters take aim on the rifle range

The SH2 shooter made history in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, once again to follow on from his appearance at Rio 2016.

A blindfolded football 5-a-side player.

The football 5-a-side player is confident the Asian team will build on their silver medal performance at Rio 2016 and continue improving in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020.

Football 5-a-side

Great Britain’s two-time football 5-a-side Paralympian shares his view on how sports can bring together communities from across the world.