PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a male wheelchair racer on the road

Athletics

Swiss Silver Bullet targeting fourth marathon win of 2017

a female Para wheelchair racer celebrates with an American flag

Athletics

Wheelchair racing superstar has New York title defence in her sights to end emotional 2017

Tokyo 2020 emblems

Tokyo 2020

Earth Chemical will offer agricultural support to Olympics and Paralympics

Para athletes compete in athletics, snowboard and alpine skiing

Table Tennis

Snow sports return and Marathon series wraps up in New York

a male Para athlete high fives a girl on the track

Athletics

Paralympic champion helping runners to take first steps with blades

a group of men smile for the camera

America

Second Para Central American Games to be held in Nicaraguan capital city in January

Para athletes compete in blind football, taekwondo, ice hockey, dance and athletics

Goalball

Dance, taekwondo and rowing Worlds headline the action

Classification

Great Britain

Paralympic classification being discussed at Select Committee meeting on Tuesday

two sitting volleyball teams on the court ready to begin play

Sitting Volleyball

Two nations claim a title apiece after contesting both men’s and women’s finals

Athletics

First 3-day seminar for technical staff and classifiers to be held in November

Para ice hockey players competing on the ice

PyeongChang 2018

Nine players who will be making headlines in the 2017-18 season

a group of blind footballers celebrate their win

Blind Football

Champions and runners-up Mali qualify for 2018 World Championships

a man and a woman answering questions at a press conference

America

Key figure behind Rio 2016 passed away on Saturday

two men in wheelchairs and one sitting on a powerlifting bench

Fifth edition of Grant Support Programme will fund 31 Para sport projects

a female Para wheelchair tennis player gives a celebratory fist pump

Wheelchair Tennis

Dutch wheelchair athlete retires from playing to build new career

Selfie of a woman, her husband and their two daughters

Taekwondo

Danish taekwondo fighter remains top of the sport at 39 years old

a male Para ice hockey player

PyeongChang 2018

Two-time Paralympic and world champion will lead title defence at PyeongChang 2018

Blind Football

IBSA to host 4-day course in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpar

a female Para dance athlete shapes her arms

Para dance sport

Belgian will serve two-year term after being elected during World Championships

Woman in racing wheelchair next to a screen

Athletics

Wheelchair racer rounds off stunning 2017 with prestigious award