PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

From making wheelchair tennis history to winning five gold medals at Santiago 2023, this year was full of sporting feats that will be remembered for years to come

The season-opening Para alpine skiing World Cup saw four athletes capture double victories

Brazil in blind football, China in table tennis and Great Britain in rowing are some examples of how a country's sporting tradition translates into Paralympic success

China topped the medals table with nine gold medals, while new Para badminton stars took the spotlight in Dubai

French star wraps up his successful season with three gold medals and a world record at the shooting range that hosted last year's World Championships; Abdullah Sultan Alaryani puts hosts UAE on the top of the podium once again

Brazilian and British swimmers top rankings for the first time, Araujo also takes High-Support Needs Male Athletes title and helps Brazil finish as Best National Paralympic Committee; British swimmers also win both Junior Athletes and Female High-Support Needs categories

First awarded in 2017, here are the winners of all editions of the World Series in the Female and Male Overall, High-Support Needs and Juniors Athletes categories, as well as the best National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of each year

How boccia and goalball are making their mark within the sporting offer with their agenda of tactics on one side and speed and acrobatics on the other one

The Italian sprinter won both the men’s 100m and 200m T64 races in his World Championships debut this year

- IPC will work with its stakeholders and partners to support Para athletes with refugee status on their pathway to the Paralympic Games

Host nation to meet France, Germany, Great Britain, Kazakhstan and Sweden from 15 to 20 April next year Skien Fritidspark as the six nations play for two spots in the A-Pool Worlds in the following season

The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, which will take place in Japan from 18-24 October 2026, will feature 18 sports, including Para athletics and Para swimming

Brazilian swimmer and Colombian jumper and sprinter announced best athletes of the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games during ceremony in Miami alongside winners of the Pan American Games; Uzbekistan’s long jumper Asila Mirzayorova wins Asian Awards as Best Female Athlete

Para table tennis player Natalia Partyka and Para shooter Libby Kosmala have the record as the youngest and oldest Paralympians in history, with 11 and 78 years of age, respectively

Poland top the medals table at the last World Cup of the 2023 season while host nation shine with four gold medals in front of the home crowd at the event which was part of the World Abilitysport Games in Thailand

Helle Sofie Sagoey shares her New Year's resolutions, journey in Para sports and ultimate ambition of winning a medal in Paris 2024

Italian city hosted a dazzling Worlds that was highlighted by Laura del Sere and Andrea Barberis mesmerising the home crowd, David Pimentel Pontes putting Brazil on the top of the podium for the first time and outstanding performances from Philippines and South Korea

Former and current athletes and even family members had become guides and assistants for Para athletes, playing crucial roles in their success, both in summer or winter sports

World champion Tanguy de la Forest to lead France in final shooting Para sport event of the year while home star Abdulla Sultan Alaryani will be aiming for more glory at the World Cup, 20 nations will be represented by 82 athletes preparing to end 2023 in style

Three-day event is part of the World Abilitysport Games featuring 68 athletes from 15 countries at the Liptapanlop Hall; Tokyo 2020 Paralympic medallists Enkhbayar Sodnompiljee from Mongolia and Louise Sugden from Great Britain among the main stars alongside medal hopeful Kamolpan Kraratpet who put Thailand on the podium at the Asian Para Games