PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

First awarded in 2017, here are the winners of all editions of the World Series in the Female and Male Overall, High-Support Needs and Juniors Athletes categories, as well as the best National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of each year

How boccia and goalball are making their mark within the sporting offer with their agenda of tactics on one side and speed and acrobatics on the other one

The Italian sprinter won both the men’s 100m and 200m T64 races in his World Championships debut this year

- IPC will work with its stakeholders and partners to support Para athletes with refugee status on their pathway to the Paralympic Games

Host nation to meet France, Germany, Great Britain, Kazakhstan and Sweden from 15 to 20 April next year Skien Fritidspark as the six nations play for two spots in the A-Pool Worlds in the following season

The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, which will take place in Japan from 18-24 October 2026, will feature 18 sports, including Para athletics and Para swimming

Brazilian swimmer and Colombian jumper and sprinter announced best athletes of the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games during ceremony in Miami alongside winners of the Pan American Games; Uzbekistan’s long jumper Asila Mirzayorova wins Asian Awards as Best Female Athlete

Para table tennis player Natalia Partyka and Para shooter Libby Kosmala have the record as the youngest and oldest Paralympians in history, with 11 and 78 years of age, respectively

Poland top the medals table at the last World Cup of the 2023 season while host nation shine with four gold medals in front of the home crowd at the event which was part of the World Abilitysport Games in Thailand

Helle Sofie Sagoey shares her New Year's resolutions, journey in Para sports and ultimate ambition of winning a medal in Paris 2024

Italian city hosted a dazzling Worlds that was highlighted by Laura del Sere and Andrea Barberis mesmerising the home crowd, David Pimentel Pontes putting Brazil on the top of the podium for the first time and outstanding performances from Philippines and South Korea

Former and current athletes and even family members had become guides and assistants for Para athletes, playing crucial roles in their success, both in summer or winter sports

World champion Tanguy de la Forest to lead France in final shooting Para sport event of the year while home star Abdulla Sultan Alaryani will be aiming for more glory at the World Cup, 20 nations will be represented by 82 athletes preparing to end 2023 in style

Three-day event is part of the World Abilitysport Games featuring 68 athletes from 15 countries at the Liptapanlop Hall; Tokyo 2020 Paralympic medallists Enkhbayar Sodnompiljee from Mongolia and Louise Sugden from Great Britain among the main stars alongside medal hopeful Kamolpan Kraratpet who put Thailand on the podium at the Asian Para Games

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, discover Para athletes’ answers to some of the most asked questions on the Internet

Sitting volleyball is one of the 22 sports on the Paris 2024 Paralympic sports prorgramme. There will be eight teams each in the men's and women's tournaments

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Douglas Matera won the highest number of gold medals in the Parapan American Games with eight; Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago and Karol Palomeque shared the spotlight in the female side, with five each

Cuban jumper is one of the five Parapan Am Games winners to set new world marks at the Centro Atletico Mario Recordon with Brazil's Elizabeth Gomes and Samuel Oliveira leading the country to the top of the medals table, while Colombia's Jose Gregorio Lemos and Karen Palomeque continue their impressive run of titles

Jun Obero, de Asis propel Philippines to top of medals table while Kasicka-Solc take twin gold medals on final day at RDS Stadium Genova