PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Bochet hoping for positive season sign-off at Europa Cup Finals
France's eight-time Paralympic champion joins 51 skiers from 14 nations in two technical races in Malbun, Liechtenstein until Friday

Iran’s Para snowboarders eager to script more national history at Beijing 2022
'I will never give up. My goal in the future is to inspire people who want to do great things with all their impairments.'

IPC appoints egoli to unleash the potential of digital content archive
Over 8,000 hours of Paralympic Games and Para sports footage from 1992 onwards to be digitised

Nemati: IPC award will inspire women with disabilities in Iran and globally
The Paralympic Champion and an advocate for women and disability rights won the IPC's '2021 International Women’s Day Recognition' in the Next Generation category

British sweep in Rotterdam
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid dominate singles and doubles events

China aims to continue history on home sheet
Coming off winning the nation's first Paralympic and World titles, China knows doing it all again at Beijing 2022 will be a challenge

Bid applications open for 2022 Women's World Challenge
Tournament to become a reoccurring event during the 2022-2026 cycle as steppingstone on the road to the first-ever Women’s World Championships

International Women’s Day Recognition award winners
Two outstanding individuals and one sports federation in the Paralympic Movement are forging a gender equal future

Fernandez causes upset as hosts dominate Bogota World Cup
One of Colombia's six gold medallists in season's opening event, Lima 2019 champion highlights female participation growth in the sport

Ukraine’s female skiers undefeated in standing races in Slovenia
Liashenko, Kononova and Batenkova-Bauman sweep medals in three World Cup Para cross-country events at Planica & Kranjska Gora

Record number of female competitors at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Tokyo 2020 first ever gender-balanced Olympic Games in history

Three out of three for Lekomtsev, Liashenko and Masters in Slovenia
Russian, Ukrainian and USA athletes take third gold medal at the first day of Para biathlon races in season's World Cup opener

Past disappointments fuel Garrido from Bogota to Tokyo
Chilean powerlifter in search of his best form to achieve the dream of the first Paralympic medal in Japan

Norway’s female Para ice hockey pioneers cross paths
Lena Schroeder made history as the first female Para ice hockey player at a Paralympic Winter Games since Brit Mjaasund Oeyen in 1994. The two legends met face-to-face for the first time.

Ribera on a mission at Beijing 2022
Best Brazilian athlete in Winter Paralympic history aims for a medal at the next Games

Vo Ra Mi Seo hopes to show beauty of disability
“I forged this path, so I want to take a responsibility until I can hand over my position to the next generation”

Rita Van Driel participates in UN Human Rights Council session
IPC Governing Board Member joined the annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities as part of new partnership with UN Human Rights

Orvarsson blazing path for Iceland at Winter Games
Slalom specialist in prime form to reach national milestone at Beijing 2022

Fabio Torres leads hosts as World Cup kicks off in Bogota
Forty-three athletes from 14 nations set to compete in the Colombian capital in first international event to take place during the pandemic

Inside the mind of a vision impaired Para biathlete
Watching Clara Klug in action is extraordinary, but understanding how she succeeds is even better