PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Athletics

Although it’s early in the season he believes Sunday’s race could see a racer try to crack the 18 year-old record.

Wheelchair Tennis

The British Paralympic champion won his first title of the season following a rough start to the season in Australia.

Canoe

The Australian Para canoeist won the award he said ‘is commonly won by able-bodied athletes.’

PyeongChang 2018

With 50 days to go until the competition opens in Gangneung, South Korea, on 11 April, fans and the media can find all the information they need.

Alpine Skiing

From new faces to watch to the end of unbeaten runs, the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships provided a lot to think about.

Wheelchair Fencing

Days after picking up the prestigious Laureus Award, Bebe Vio took two titles at the wheelchair fencing World Cup in Eger.

Wheelchair Rugby

The used wheelchair rugby chairs would be ideal for nations looking to develop the sport in their countries.

Athletics

The Dutch three-time Paralympic champion tells us her favourite holiday destination.

Cross-Country Skiing

The USA's Oksana Masters and Ukraine's Maksym Yarovyi performed clean sweeps in cross-country to close the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau, Germany.

Wheelchair Tennis

One of the world’s most successful wheelchair tennis nations will stage these prestigious events.

Biathlon

Ukrainian and Canadian skiers were amongst those to take the final biathlon golds of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.

Snowboard

Impressive performances see snowboarders heading to the World Cup Finals, also the PyeongChang 2018 Test Event, with impressive leads in the rankings.

Alpine Skiing

The Polish skier had a great run in Croatia and Slovenia, winning all four races.

Snowboard

Strong, Bunschoten captured wins on the third day of tight racing in Spain.

Cross-Country Skiing

The operators of the all-important system have been kept busy at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau, Germany.

Badminton

The Swiss veteran and French teenage sensation look to be in Tokyo where Para badminton will debut at the Paralympics.

Goalball

Following their Rio 2016 success, the men and women’s national teams took a little time to begin training for the next Paralympics.

Sponsors

The Worldwide Paralympic Partner of the International Paralympic Committee is supporting National Paralympic Committees to improve their organisational capacity.

Athletics

The first Canadian Paralympian to win gold in two different summer sports will now focus fully on politics.

Wheelchair Fencing

Known for loud celebrations, Hungary’s Amarilla Veres is planning to give the home crowd plenty to shout about.