Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games: Para Alpine Skiing

Brush up on all you need to know about the sport at this Paralympic Winter Games

a female snowboarder holds up a crystal globe and medal

US snowboarder preparing to compete at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

a group of wheelchair curlers celebrate on the podium

Wheelchair curling team claimed silver at Vancouver 2010

Agitos

No adverse analytical findings after more than 370 samples are retested

three male swimmers link arms on the podium

Netherlands claim multiple golds to close out first World Series meet

a female Para swimmer smiles in the pool

Netherlands and Great Britain dominate first night of finals in Copenhagen

a woman and man stand on the red carpet

Defending Paralympic champion has a new perspective following further cancer treatment

Athlete on a sit skiing racing

Paralympic champions in biathlon and snowboard will be decided

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games: Biathlon

Sport first introduced to the Paralympic Winter Games at Innsbruck 1988

two female Chef de Missions

Chef de Missions Penny Briscoe and Esther Vergeer give insight into teams' preparations

IPC President Sir Philip Craven

Sir Philip Craven will take up position with IPC’s Worldwide Paralympic Partner

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games: Cross-Country Skiing

Alpensia Biathlon Centre to stage competitions between 11 and 18 March

two athletes light a flame

Event marked one week to go until Winter Games Opening Ceremony

a male Para swimmer

Great Britain’s Stephen Clegg breaks 50m butterfly S12 world record in Friday’s heats

a female sit skier rounds a gate

Paralympic champions in women’s alpine skiing slalom will be decided

five TV presenters standing in front of a winter backdrop

More than 60 per cent of broadcaster’s presenting talent have an impairment

a female goalball player saves a shot

It is 100 days to go until the World Championships in Sweden

three male Para ice hockey players clash on the ice

Alpine skiing slalom, cross-country sprint, Para ice hockey and wheelchair curling to be contested

Para skiers competing on the slopes

Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico will all take part in the Winter Paralympics

A man mid-leap in the high jump clearing the bar

New track and field benchmarks could be set this year