PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a male Para ice hockey player makes a save

PyeongChang 2018

South Korean Para ice hockey goalkeeper ready for medal glory at PyeongChang 2018

Portrait of wheelchair fencer with helmet off

Wheelchair Fencing

Great Britain’s new double wheelchair fencing world champion hoping to continue 2017 form

a female Para Nordic skier

PyeongChang 2018

Last year’s breakthrough cross-country star overcoming health problems to compete

a male wheelchair tennis player holds up his racket

Wheelchair Tennis

Japan’s 20-time Grand Slam champion claims first title of the season

Day 1 Highlights: Veysonnaz World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup

Alpine Skiing World Cup 2017-18

Taiki Morii and Jesper Pedersen split giant slalom prize at fourth World Cup

Group of sitting volleyball players celebrate after a point.

Sitting Volleyball

Six months to go until competition kicks off in the Netherlands

a graphic picture of a building

PyeongChang 2018

Spectators, media and more invited to visit during Paralympic Winter Games

a male Para sit skier on the slopes

Alpine Skiing World Cup 2017-18

Giant slalom races to kick off fourth Para alpine World Cup in Veysonnaz

a Para swimmer smiles with her gold medal on the podium

Cycling

Paralympic medallists headline the nine-strong delegation for Brazil

three Para alpine skiers on the slopes

PyeongChang 2018

Skiers are separated into standing, sitting and vision impaired categories for competition

a man and two women smiling with a trophy

Athletics

Mansoor Siddiqi and Connie Hansen awarded prestigious national prize

a group of women hug under the Turkish flag

Goalball

Brazilian men’s and US women’s teams aim to defend titles in Malmo

a group of male para ice hockey players lie on the ice and bite their medals in celebration

PyeongChang 2018

Hosts South Korea face Japan on opening day

a female Para alpine skier in action

PyeongChang 2018

A highly competitive display is expected at March’s Paralympic Winter Games

Day 2 highlights | 2018 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

Alpine Skiing World Cup 2017-18

Henrieta Farkasova and Marek Kubacka secure wins on final day in Slovenia

Men fighting for a football

Blind Football

IBSA publishes statistics showing the rapid growth the sport is enjoying

Upper body of man throwing a red ball

Boccia

Up to 192 players competing for medals in Great Britain this August

two female Para taekwondo fighters kick at each other

Tokyo 2020

Breakout performances and new moves headline year of change

Varvara Voronchikhina | Women Giant Slalom Standing 1 | Para Alpine World Cup 2018 | Kranjska Gora

PyeongChang 2018

French Paralympic champion stunned by 15-year-old at season’s third Alpine World Cup

A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

PyeongChang 2018

Japanese broadcaster to cover Winter Paralympics live for the first time