Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

female Para swimmer Amilova Fatimakhon takes a breath during a breaststroke

Swimmer’s personal sacrifices pay off at Asian Para Games

a group of athletes putting their old smartphones into a collection box

First recycled metal for Olympic and Paralympic medals arrives

male Para badminton player Thomas Wandschneider reaches down to hit a forehand

Champion Wandschneider eyes title defence and Tokyo 2020 qualification

five Para rowers with Ellen Buttrick on the right holding up a Great Britain flag

New talent a rising star for British PR3 mixed coxed four crew

female judoka Lucia Araujo smiles on the podium holding up a mascot

Paralympic medallists highlight athletes heading to judo Worlds

male Para athlete Giuseppe Campoccio prepares to throw a shot put

Italian athletes head field in ground-breaking new event

Beijing 2022 and Tokyo 2020 men in suits in a room exchanging documents

Hosts of next two Paralympic Games sign co-operation agreement

a Para triathlete cycles on a bike

Former triathlon world champion ready to wrap up difficult year

Members of the APC and IPC toured the Lima 2019 Athlete Village with 10 months to go

The APC and IPC conducted a review of prepartions ahead of next August's Games.

A woman in a sitting rollerski together with a group of ten rollerskiers

Paralympian shares Nordic knowledge ahead of next Winter Games

Lisa Gjessing - Taekwondo

A look at top contenders in division ahead of sport’s Paralympic debut.

male Para athlete Alister McQueen raises his arms on the podium

Alister McQueen hopes for Parapan boost at season-finale

female Para dancer Helena Kasicka holding hands with her male partner during a dance

Slovakian goes solo with former dance partner guiding from sideline

Woman powerlifter on a bench celebrating with another woman

Paralympics gender equality targeted with launch of ‘She Can Lift’

Australia woman in wheelchair raises arms before crossing finish line

Australian had never heard of Para triathlon until 2014

Man with a medal taking pictures with fans on the stands in a stadium

Superstition, Self-belief and Finland training behind Indian thrower's success

Bibian Mentel-Spee Retirement

Snowboarder calls end to career but continues living legacy

A group of people on sledges on an ice hockey rink

Event in Armenia provides support for countries taking on the sport

Interview with Oksana Masters

Paralympic champion honoured by Women’s Sport Foundation

Two male wheelchair rugby players collide with their wheelchairs

Netherlands defeat Switzerland for wheelchair rugby gold