Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

female wheelchair basketball players battle for the ball

45 wheelchair basketball matches to be played in Beijing

a group of Para ice hockey players on the ice with their medals

Five countries competing for last three places at Paralympic Winter Games

a group of Para ice hockey players on the ice with their medals

Team preview ahead of Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament

a male wheelchair racer crosses the finish line

Former winner Josh George gives us a racer-eye view of the famous route ahead of Sunday’s showdown

Wheelchair Basketball | Germany v U.S.A | Women’s Gold medal match | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Rose Hollermann savours Rio memories as she takes time off for study

Male triathlete celebrates after winning race

European, world and Paralympic triathlon champion will test new bike set-up and different blade in Sarasota

a group of Para ice hockey players on the ice

Team preview ahead of Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament

a male Para snowboarder

World Cup winner Nick Farr-Jones will help Para snowboarder to achieve in high performance sport

Gold medalist Jessica Long of the United States celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Original squad of 22 will all participate in rescheduled World Championships

a female wheelchair racer celebrates crossing the line

Swiss pair of Schar and Hug currently lead World Series standings

a male wheelchair tennis player takes a shot

US wheelchair tennis player is double World Team Cup champion and a driving force behind quad category

two men shaking hands and smiling

President honoured with German Order of Merit at ceremony in Berlin

The official logo of Ostersund 2017

Live results also available for Para ice hockey PyeongChang 2018 Qualification Tournament

a group of Para ice hockey players take instruction from a referee

First taste of the sport at tournament for wounded servicemen and women

a group of Para ice hockey athletes on the ice

Team preview ahead of Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament

Man plays table tennis

But Belgium’s teenage prodigy Devos again makes his mark

Sitting volleyball at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Among the objectives is to include sitting volleyball in the IWAS Games

Australian Paralympic Committee logo

Australian Paralympic Committee to receive security advice from Federal Police

a male Para taekwondo athlete

September’s Pan Am Open was final chance for fighters to gain ranking points

a group of visually impaired athletes smile for the camera

One of fastest growing sports for visually impaired athletes in the country