PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Athletes call on world leaders for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
'Now, more than ever, we stand united to use that power of sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Movement to help win the battle against COVID because we go faster, we aim higher, we are stronger when we stand together'
A lot to look forward to in 2022
Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing will be the showpiece event of this year’s calendar
Additional guidance for travelling to Beijing 2022
Practical tips have been put together by organisers for delegations to further help limit the possibility of getting infected with COVID-19
No COVID-19 spread between participants and residents
'The results also show that, despite the criticisms and concerns expressed before the Games, Tokyo 2020 did not lead to a spreading event, let alone a super spreading event, and mass events can be delivered safely if the appropriate countermeasures are in place.'
Insane Tokyo, a life-changing experience for Canada's Dorris
The 19-year-old Para swimmer moves to Montreal and changes coach after winning two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Five things to know about Lillehammer 2021
All the information you need to get ready for first-ever World Para Snow Sports Championships that kicks off on Wednesday in Norway
Beijing 2022 assures a Winter Games spectacle
‘Winter Paralympic Games have created a good environment for people with disabilities to more actively integrate into society so that the Games will continue to improve the situation for people with disabilities in China.'
A friendship that shaped the career of India’s star Sumit Antil
‘Mohit quit his job as a merchant navy officer to be by my side’
Chinese athletes ruled the roost in 2021
Among the four Chinese athletes who have won more than three gold medals in Tokyo, Tan Shumei is the only athlete who has won all the matches that she competed in.
The bromance that set Australian hearts alight in Tokyo
'In my eight years racing internationally, I don’t recall being a part of a team as special as the one in Tokyo. There has been a huge cultural shift - a prime example, sometimes we skipped half our warm-down, just to watch another Aussie compete'
Youngsters who leapfrogged into history in 2021
'Mental health is 100 per cent of the game. If you're not mentally there then you're not there at all'
2021 recap: Para athletics stars return in a fantastic year from Dubai to Tokyo
Outstanding Grand Prix season with a European Championships topped by the Paralympic Games, 2021 had it all for Para athletics
Memorable team performances of 2021
Morocco men's 5-a-side football team create history
Ireland’s Eaglesham hits target with wheelchair invention
The shooter’s innovative design a huge hit among athletes at Paralympic Games
Last test before the World Championships ends in St. Moritz
France’s Arthur Bauchet continues to lead in men’s standing class, while Austrian twins Johannes and Barbara Aigner take nine medals from Switzerland
Kononova and Holub undefeated at the Europa Cup in Finland
Chinese Para Nordic newcomers win two gold medals in final races before the Paralympic year to finish off a great competition in Vuokatti
Syrian refugee Ahmad Rafiq Aldaji makes Worlds debut
He starred for the World Para Taekwondo Refugee team in his first international event