Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

2017 World Para Swimming Championships | Day 5 Highlights

Five-time Rio 2016 champion Wenpan Huang also shines as he breaks world record

Tokyo 2020 mascot shortlist revealed

Three designs in the running for the Paralympic Games mascot

a male Para swimmer celebrates on the podium

Swimmer and judoka recognised for their achievements in 2017

#IPCTop50: No. 25 Zahra Nemati

Iranian recurve archer took back her title in style at 2017 Championships

a male Para Nordic skier

Ukrainian Nordic world champion ready for Paralympic preparation at season's first World Cup

a male Para skier

Austrian world champion recognises strength of alpine skiing in Paralympic season

Picture collage of five athletes

World champions in badminton and wheelchair fencing head the nominations

Agitos

British Parliament will stage second hearing on 6 December

Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Final | Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships

Spaniard faces tough challenge from compatriot Sarai Gascon in exciting head-to-head

two female Para powerlifters on the bench

Frenchwoman seeks revenge after losing to Nigerian at Rio Paralympics

2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships | Day 4 Highlights

Three-time Paralympic champion finally wins elusive gold but wait for Soloviova goes on

2017 WORLD PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS | DAY 4 HIGHLIGHTS

Dias, Serrano and Boki continue to dominate men’s competition

#IPCTop50: No. 26 Para Stars Shine on Dance Floor

Jonnie Peacock, Heinrich Popow and Oney Tapia excel on TV dance shows

2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships | Day 3 Highlights

China’s Lingling Guo and Vietnam’s Le Van Cong emerge triumphant at Worlds

2017 World Para Swimming Championships | Day 3 Highlights

World Championships day three sees four countries take first gold at Mexico City

female sitting volleyball players in action on the court

New competition for top six female teams attracts record prize money

a female Para Nordic skier on the snow

Norwegian dual-sport athlete turns focus to PyeongChang 2018 qualification

Women's 100 m Butterfly S12 - 13 | Final | Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships

US swimmer seeks to defeat the so far unstoppable Italian teenager at Worlds

A powerlifter with short stature celebrates on the bench

Ukrainian targets first world title in over a decade on day four

Collage of three athletes

Vote now to decide who was the best athlete in the Americas in November