Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Four wheelchair rugby players form a line to shake hands with officials

IPC praises French government

President Emmanuel Macron confirms full reimbursement of wheelchairs from December 2025, including contribution towards sport chairs

Three male athletes in wheelchairs pose for a photo on a podium.

Pedersen and Kampschreur's Para alpine skiing rivalry

Jesper Pedersen and Jeroen Kampschreur competed at the Maribor 2025 Para Alpine Skiing World Championships, which took place just over a year ahead of the opening of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

A wide image of an outdoor venue

Glasgow 2026 announces medal event programme

Largest ever Para sport programme will showcase 47 medal events across six sports: Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para swimming, 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball, Para track cycling and Para bowls

A female Para alpine sit skier is in action

Anna-Lena Forster completes hat-trick

Four-time Paralympic champion Anna-Lena Forster bagged three wins in Feldberg, which hosted a Para Alpine Skiing World Cup stage for the first time