Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Abdi Dini and Erica Gavel

A programme has been launched that will educate teachers and students on the sport and encourage youngsters to be physically active.

Breanna Clark of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 400m - T20 Final on day 6 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The USA’s Breanna Clark won the 400m T20, and Olympic silver medallist mother looks to help train her toward Tokyo 2020.

Swiss Paralympic Committee logo

Jager will succeed Veronika Roos.

Holiday hotspot with Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock

The double Paralympic champion tells us about where he likes to take vacation.

Steve Cash making a save against Greg Westlake in the gold medal game USA v Canada at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships will be a major qualifying event for PyeongChang 2018.

Man holds javelin and prepares to throw

With the athletics season in full swing, here is an easy reference guide to world record breakers from around the world.

Josh Pauls

The US Para ice hockey defenseman took a break from his World Championships training for a laugh.

A female trainer coaches blind players in Vienna, Austria.

Three teams so far from three countries are in the league, with IBSA looking to add two more teams.

Woman doing breaststroke

Canadian swimmers will get the chance to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in home water.

Woman on a snowboard in action

Many of the winter sports wrapped up, while this was just the beginning of summer sports.

Team Preview: Sweden

Can the newly promoted Swedish team claim their first medal on the world stage since 2004 at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships?

Three female swimmers pose for a photo

The Paralympic swimming champion succeeds outgoing Chairperson Todd Nicholson.

Ruth Hagspiel - alpine skiing

Slalom, giant slalom and super combined helped skiers win coveted trophies in Switzerland.

A Tokyo 2020 emblem can be seen from up.

The guidelines aim to provide an enhanced environment that will secure more opportunities for access to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Two blind footballers fighting for the ball

The football 5-a-side regional Championships will be held from 9-18 December.

Agitos

Martin Novak tested positive during an in-competition test at December’s IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Japan.

Verena Bentele and her guide Thomas Friedrich of Germany celebrate winning the Women's 3km Pursuit Visually Impaired Biathlon at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics.

Aside from their sport careers, find out which athletes also make the most of their talents off the field of play.

A Para swimmer celebrates a new world record

World Championships qualification spots for US athletes are up for grabs in Canada.

Man in wheelchair holds trophies with two other men next him.

The UNIQLO senior vice president shares his thoughts on how the partnership has and will continue to change Japan.

Canada won 3-0 over Norway at the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, Canada.

A key qualifier for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Gangneung 2017 is the premier event for Para ice hockey fans this season.