PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Cairo 2025: Broome ready to lift Team GB to new heights
At just 24, the two-time Paralympic bronze medallist is already a world champion and a rising star in Para powerlifting. Now she is heading to Egypt for her fifth WPPO Championships — with her sights firmly set on Los Angeles 2028

World Para Swimming mourns the loss of Mayumi Narita
Japan's 'Queen of the Water' won 15 Paralympic gold medals and was a torchbearer in the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Games

Cairo 2025: Egypt’s new generation set to shine
Africa to host the World Para Powerlifting Championships for the first time as Egyptian athletes target new heights after Paris 2024. The 11th edition of Worlds open with a two-day Rookie & Next Gen event, followed by the Elite competition from 11 to 18 October.

Tokito Oda completes Golden Slam
Tokito Oda became the youngest wheelchair tennis player in history to compete the career Golden Slam, and only the fourth Para athlete ever to achieve the feat

More than 10,000 fans join Paralympic Day celebrations in Paris
A year after Paris 2024, thousands of people came together to celebrate Paralympic Day in Paris and connect with France's Paralympic heroes

Avani Lekhara says Paris 2024 will “always hold a special place in my heart”
India’s shooting Para sport star Avani Lekhara celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in a special Instagram Broadcast Channel takeover

Astana 2025 B-Pool Worlds: How to watch!
The capital of Kazakhstan is hosting the World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool from 6 to 11 September

Para athletes celebrate six months to go until Milano Cortina 2026
With six months to go until the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, we asked Para ice hockey stars and Italian Para athletes to design their dream Italian pizzas and share what they are most looking forward to when the Games open on 6 March 2026

Paris 2024: Paralympic stars celebrate one-year anniversary
We caught up with Paris 2024 Paralympic medallists Amy Truesdale, Bo Kramer, Charlotte Henshaw, and Simone Barlaam in a special TikTok Live to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the historic Games.

B-Pool World Championships kicks off in Astana
With Paralympic Winter Games qualification on the line, six nations clash in one of the most competitive B-Pool tournaments yet