PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Swiss wheelchair racer kicks of the 2024 GP with three gold medals in UAE in an action-packed event with two world records* from Belgian athletes (Roger Habsch and Maxime Carabin) and home success for Mohammed Alhammadi

“In my world, I don’t have a disability because I’m always looking at the positive things,” the Dutch Paralympic champion says.

Athanasios Ghavelas, Catherine Debrunner, Hannah Cockroft and some of the finest on the planet head to the United Arab Emirates for one of the most traditional Para athletics events on the international circuit from 13* to 15 February

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will open on 28 August

The medals were designed by French jeweler Chaumet and include original iron from the Eiffel Tower

Milo and Tina are two stoats that will welcome athletes and spectators from around the world

Para swimming athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for Prohibited Substances at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia in 2022

Ahead of the announcement of the Paris 2024 Paralympic medals, here is all you need to know about the medals from the past 10 Paralympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Dutch star impresses at first World Series of the season in Aberdeen taking five out of the six Dutch gold medals; host nation tops the medals table with Canada completing the top three while Spanish star Teresa Perales sets back-to-back world records*

Competition to be held in Asia for the first time in history with around 600 athletes set to compete at the world-class OCBC Aquatic Centre within the Singapore Sports Hub from 3 to 9 October 2025

Shooting Para sport athlete returned adverse analytical finding for a prescription beta-blocker at the Al Ain 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships

Additional tickets will be available for sold-out sessions on 8 February

Project supported by Citi is aimed at young people and persons with a disability with little to no swimming experience to increase knowledge and skills in swimming and water safety, strength public awareness and improve accessibility. 'I am hopeful that the joy, success, and sense of belonging, which I discovered through Para swimming, will become much more accessible for others,' says Singapore's five-time Paralympic champion Yip Pin Xiu

Citi Para Swimming World Series Great Britain 2024 to host over 140 athletes and 20 nations during four days of multi-class races at the Aberdeen Sports Village; Canada and Spain are among the visitors bringing their stars to the opening event of the year

Japanese teenager Tokito Oda beat Alfie Hewett in straight sets in the men's wheelchair tennis singles final on 26 January. In the women's singles tournament, Dutch star Diede de Groot captured her 21st Grand Slam singles title.

The two-time Paralympic champion returned to competition after giving birth to her son Matteo in June 2022

Takayuki Suzuki eyes Paris 2024 success after winning five medals at Tokyo 2020

From history makers to power houses, the race is on to have milestone breaking performances

The Paralympic Games forerunner event in Stoke Mandeville was contested mainly by men but benefitted from the performances of trailblazing women

Diede de Groot opened her campaign at the Australian Open on a winning note, beating Great Britain’s Lucy Shuker 6-3, 6-1 in 58 minutes