PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Veronika Aigner and guide and sister Elisabeth Aigner react after winning the giant slalom gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Aigner-sisters.jpg?itok=GoW_3xsu)
Top Moments of the Winter Paralympics
Sporting highlights that will never be forgotten
![Norwegian Wheelchair Curling player Mia Sveberg smiles](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Mia-Sveberg.jpg?h=52f2ba26&itok=kHjNTsdu)
Wheelchair Curling: A sport for all ages!
Some of the youngest team members who played at Beijing 2022 reveal what it is like to play the sport
![An empty stage with screens showing the logo of the Tbilisi 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/51707611708_8e0578e89b_c.jpg?itok=QxcEFkzs)
World Para Powerlifting publishes new Rules and Regulations
Announcement follows a three-year consultation process with participation of 71 National Paralympic Committees
World Para Snow Sports mourns the loss of Tor Undheim
Norwegian served as a member of the World Para Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee (STC) for 15 years
![A vision impaired shooter blindfolded with her assistant behind her in a rifle competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Barbara%20Moskal.jpg?itok=p6aduqaD)
Young and experienced stars claim gold in Hamar
Olivera Nakovska-Bikova repeats European title over 20 years later while Barbara Moskal triumphs on her debut at the Euros in Norway
![A photo collage with a female cross-country skier, four male snowboarders and a female sit-skier](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-06/Photo%20Collage%20FIS-IPC_0%20%281%29.jpg?itok=4gX3KluX)
IPC grants FIS preferred status in negotiations to take over three Para snow sports
The two organisations held discussions during the Beijing 2022 about the sports of Para alpine skiing, Para cross-country skiing and Para snowboard
Brazil and Italy dominate World Series in Lignano
Paralympic champion Gabriel Araujo breaks world record three times as South American visitors top the medals table in Italian waters
![Chenyang Wang of China reacts after winning the gold as compatriot Jiayun Cai looks on following the Men's Middle Distance Free Technique Standing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Chenyang%20Wang.jpg?h=e6fa66b8&itok=4GUDXjZR)
That's a wrap: Beijing 2022 heralds new era for winter Para sports
Sleeping giants China now fully awoken
![Declan Farmer USA shoots during the Para Ice Hockey Gold Medal Game between United States and Canada](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Farmer%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=vS-lCEVr)
Day 9 review: USA victorious as Pedersen, Masters leave as most successful athletes
USA victorious in 5-0 take down of Canada in Para Ice Hockey
![A man in a power chair competing in a shooting event with a rifle](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/GettyImages-1337203955.jpg?itok=-BE3o98J)
Hamar kicks off new season with European 10m Championships
Norwegian city hosts 114 athletes from 26 nations during five days of action in the first competition of an all-important year
![Two Para ice hockey players in full gear fighting for the possession.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_2028956.jpg?itok=0yrYPbOm)
Day 9: Paralympic Winter Games preview
The final day of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter will be highlighted by the Para Ice Hockey final and Closing Ceremony
![Team USA Para ice hockey players in full gear without helmets posing for a photo with gold medals.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_1gettyimages-1384727942.jpg?itok=XmAqj_HR)
USA beats Canada to take fourth consecutive Paralympic gold
Defending champions trash North American rivals for the second time in Beijing to take fifth-ever Para ice hockey title
![Jesper Pedersen celebrates after winning another gold in Beijing](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Jesper-Pedersen_0.jpg?h=55078288&itok=1qslWW8l)
Pedersen leaves Beijing as Games' most successful Paralympian
Giacomo Bertagnolli and Arthur Bauchet also emerge triumphant on final day of Para Alpine Skiing competition
![Andrew Parsons is pictured with his arms wide open while speaking during the closing ceremony of Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Parsons%20Closing%20Ceremony.jpg?itok=Kw0HGnGp)
Andrew Parsons' Beijing 2022 Closing Ceremony speech
Full text of Andrew Parsons' Closing Ceremony address
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US win relay to end gold drought in Cross-Country
'It's such a cool gold medal for all of us, it's so much fun'
![Fireworks emerge from the top of the Birds Nest National Stadium with its metal exoskeleton during the closing ceremony of Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Closing%20Ceremony%20fireworks%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=xvUxwK-c)
Beijing 2022 Games close with savouring memories
'For sure, China has set a benchmark for all future winter Games. For certain, China is now a Paralympic winter sports powerhouse.'
![Group photo of Para ice hockey players and staff celebrating the win.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_1gettyimages-1384571398.jpg?itok=8heWOc54)
Shen and Wang lead China to historic bronze on home soil
Host nation defeats South Korea to claim its first international medal only five years after starting a Para ice hockey programme
![A man in a sit ski sliding into the snow.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_51834986100_bbacfbb251_o.jpg?itok=YBz2njLe)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing closing day
Men's slalom vision impaired, standing and sitting events wrap up the Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre
![A woman crosses the finish line with raised hands and two sticks in them as the team cheers her on.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_1gettyimages-933299826.jpg?itok=_zrOcn1v)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing closing day
Mixed and open relays conclude the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games programme at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre on Sunday
![Two Para ice hockey players in full gear, one in white and the other in the blue jersey, pushing each other to gain possession of the puck.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/rsz_2gettyimages-1380091182.jpg?itok=uv4KymIr)
Bridges ready to lead young Canadians in final against USA
North American rivals meet for the second consecutive Paralympic final with Canada trying to erase 5-0 defeat at opening game in China