PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

World Series Australia 2025: Homecoming for Beecroft after Paris gold
Australian swimmer returns to the pool where she made her international debut 12 years ago, this time as of the home stars at the opening World Series of the season in the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre

Milano Cortina 2026 opens torchbearer application process
The Paralympic Torch Relay will take place from 24 February-6 March 2026, featuring 501 torchbearers

Takeaways from the Para Alpine World Ski Championships
The Maribor 2025 Para Alpine World Ski Championships took place in Slovenia and featured giant slalom and slalom events

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

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

Dubai 2025 Grand Prix: Preview, stars and how to watch
Paralympic champions Athanasios Ghavelas, Marcel Hug and Wen Xiaoyan among the 370 athletes from 42 nations competing from 10 to 13 February in the first GP of the season at the Dubai Club for People of Determination

Mark Arendz on the "massive" team effort behind Para biathlon success
Canada’s Mark Arendz won the men’s 7.5km sprint standing race at the IBU Para Biathlon World Championships on 6 February 2025

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

World Championships you can't miss in the winter season
As athletes prepare for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the World Championships in six winter sports promise to deliver incredible sporting action and memorable moments

Paralympic stars shine at Milano Cortina 2026 test event
The IBU Para Biathlon World Cup and the FIS Para Cross-Country World Cup made a stop in Val di Fiemme, which will stage 38 medal events at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Singapore 2025 World Championships logo and mascot inspired by 'Little Red Dot'
Members of the public get their first glimpse of the Singapore 2025 World Para Swimming Championships’ logo and mascot at SDSC’s disability sports roadshow as ticket sales are launched for the Championships, with early bird discount

Competition schedule announced as tickets go on sale for Buffalo 2025 Worlds
Reigning world champions Canada face Germany, Czechia play Slovakia, China take on Korea and hosts USA meet Norway on opening day (24 May) at LECOM Harborcenter

Armless Archer Matt Stutzman caps incredible career with World Archery award
Matt Stutzman won his maiden gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games before announcing his retirement from the sport

Eleven-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe retires from Para swimming
The most successful ever New Zealand Paralympian and a 17-time world champion, Pascoe says she will continue to be 'an advocate for inclusion'

Maxime Montaggioni on snowboarding with a "spirit of fighting"
Beijing 2022 Paralympic champion Maxime Montaggioni shares his secret to success

Schroder wins fourth straight Australian Open title
Sam Schroder won his fourth straight quad singles title at the Australian Open

Indonesian athlete Hanik Puji Hastuti banned two years for anti-doping rule violation
Shooting Para sport athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance at the 2023 World Abilitysport Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

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

IPC, IOC and Airbnb to launch Airbnb Athlete Travel Grant 2025 edition
The Athlete Travel Grant 2025 offers athletes the chance to apply for a USD 2,000 grant to book Airbnb stays around the world to support competition or training related trips

Sam Schroder targets fourth straight Australian Open quad singles title
Everything you need to know about the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships.