PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![New Zealand's Para Alpine skier Adam Hall in action at the 2022 Winter Paralympics](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Adam-Hall.jpg?itok=8Vn4CsCX)
Virtual reality training propels Adam Hall to bronze
New Zealand's standing Para Alpine skier wins his fourth Winter Paralympic medal in Beijing
![Slovakian Para Alpine skier Martin France in action](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Martin-France.jpg?itok=67aAQ5Md)
Slovakian artist Martin France targets podium
Alpine skier to focus on painting career after last tilt at Paralympic glory in Beijing
![A Para ice hockey player in full gear kicks the puck with a stick past the goalie who throws himself on the ice.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/GettyImages-1381248312.jpg?itok=lPUwbCWL)
Exciting matchups await in the battle for the semis
The qualifying finals are set with South Korea to play against Italy and hosts China taking on the Czech Republic
![Three Para ice hockey players smiling to each other.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/GettyImages-1382802360.jpg?itok=DDVwEU0w)
Canada thumps South Korea to seal semifinal spot
China takes third consecutive win against Italy and faces Czech Republic again following Czech triumph over Slovakia
![A woman in a cross-country race with goggles on her head during a sunny day. Trees are in the background with the clear and blue sky.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/rsz_gettyimages-931750916.jpg?itok=YWJpY86S)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing day three
Exciting sprint event awaits at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre with six gold medals up for grabs
![A woman sitting in a sled with a full Para ice hockey gear on her.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_gettyimages-1380278635.jpg?itok=2zxMBlBQ)
Yu wants to inspire more female players after Paralympic debut
On International Women's Day Chinese athlete becomes just the third woman to play Para ice hockey at the Winter Games
![Ronny Persson #3 of Team Sweden gathers with his teammates for a cheer before competing in the Mixed Wheelchair Curling Round Robin Match between Great Britain and Sweden during Day Four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at National Aquatics Centre](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Sweden%20wheelchair%20curling%202.jpg?itok=2NoSvb7x)
Sweden take the lead in Wheelchair Curling
With two wins Sweden lead the standings at the end of day four
![Leonie Maria Walter and Guide Pirmin Strecker hold the German flag behind them as they celebrate winning](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Walter%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=Wn8UUXqv)
Day 4 review: Walter halts Shyshkova, Canada through to semi-finals
Double podium sweep for Ukrainian biathletes, Gretsch gets past Masters
![Image of women in a Para Powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/power-1-34.jpg?itok=rwNcebpn)
World champions join event in honour of Siamdan Rahman in Iran
Abdelkareem Khattab and Ahmad Aminzadeh triumph at four-day event in Tehran
![Canadian wheelchair curler Ina Forrest pushes the stone on the ice rink](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-11/wheelchair-curling.jpg?h=845a67ca&itok=nvY_y07H)
Forrest, the force behind Canada’s curling dominance
Female participation has grown in the mixed gender sport since its Winter Paralympic debut at Turin 2006
![Iryna Bui](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Bui.jpg?h=c52d48fd&itok=YPktgOpB)
Dominant Ukraine make double sweep in Para Biathlon
Ukraine’s Vitalii Lukianenko becomes the most successful Para Biathlete
![male Para Nordic skier Cristian Ribera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190315133143089_Cristian-Ribera-PyeongChang.jpg?h=9c41c1f5&itok=BPVtzdLR)
Day 5: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Qualification finals to decide Para Ice Hockey semi-finals
![Yujie Guo of China looks determined as she skis in the women's sprint standing in front of clear blue skies](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Guo%20Beijing%202022.jpg?h=cf3fd9dd&itok=d82ZiyzU)
Day 4: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Biathletes return to the track for the middle distance
![GOLDEN RUN: Kendall Gretsch of United States reacts after winning the Para Biathlon Women's Middle Distance Sitting at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Kendall%20Getsch%20.jpg?itok=fVes8sZP)
Kendall Getsch gets the better of Oksana Masters for gold
‘I haven't really been feeling that confident the past couple of races so I didn't really know what to expect today, but I felt really good all the way through’
![Corey Peters celebrates after winning his first Winter Paralympic gold in Beijing](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Corey-Peters.jpg?itok=WMhlwkcS)
Corey Peters ecstatic after adding silver to his gold medal
New Zealand's Para Alpine skier admits he even exceeded his own expectations
![Dutch sit-skier Barbara van Bergen in action at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Van-Bergen.jpg?itok=4NArEZWE)
Van Bergen campaigns for more women in Para sport
The 43-year-old is the only female skier in the Dutch Beijing 2022 Para Alpine Skiing team
![Paralympics New Zealand Chief Executive Fiona Allan was presented with the Award by IPC President Andrew Parsons](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Fiona-5.jpg?h=61c35ba6&itok=_2kBcaju)
2022 International Women’s Day Awards winners revealed
Women in the Paralympic Movement recognised for inspiring and emulating the Paralympic ideals and serving as positive role models
![A woman in a sit ski competition pushing herself forward with two sticks.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/rsz_1gettyimages-930276666.jpg?itok=daJINsQ9)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para biathlon day two
Paralympic medallists and hungry newcomers are set to go on snow for the Para biathlon middle-distance event in Zhangjiakou
![A Chinese wheelchair curlers reacts after releasing a stone](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/China%20wheelchair%20curling.jpg?itok=FQomcMdM)
China make come-back as Estonia, Latvia impress in Wheelchair Curling
China have now won three games after a slow start