PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

‘Biathlon Bandit’ Dani Aravich’s summer training
Channeling her inner 'Biathlon Bandit,' U.S. Para biathlete Dani Aravich powers through summer training as she sets her sights on the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
WADA launches new e-learning course
The World Anti-Doping Agency has announced the launch of a new e-learning course to educate Para athletes, guides, and coaches on the anti-doping rules for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

IPC announces grants for classification research
The IPC Classification Research Grants will support the development and improvement of best practice and evidence-based classification systems in Para sports

Milano Cortina 2026 medals unveiled
The medals of Milano Cortina 2026 feature an ‘essential’ design that places emotion and teamwork at the core, symbolising not only the union of two host cities – Milano and Cortina – but also the ‘soul of victory’ and what it requires to achieve it

Italy announces 31-strong team to World Championships
Italian have topped the medals table in the last three editions of the World Para Swimming Championships

Paralympic Winter Games medal gallery
Take a journey through the iconic designs of Paralympic Winter Games medals from Nagano 1998 to Milano Cortina 2026. Which is your favourite medal?

Wang Ziying becomes China's first Grand Slam singles champion
Wang Ziying became the first Chinese athlete to win a Grand Slam wheelchair tennis singles title after beating world No. 1 Yui Kamiji in straight sets.

Media Accreditation open for Toyota World Championships Singapore 2025
International rights-holders, written media, photographers and non-rights holders can apply for accreditation until 8 August, Singapore-based media can apply until 22 August

Australia names record-breaking squad for World Championships
Fifteen athletes, three times more than at Dubai 2023, are set to compete at October's Worlds in Egypt - including Paralympians Hani Watson and Ben Wright

Para sport training camp held in Namibia
Eighty-six people from 16 African countries participated in a three-day training camp, organised as part of the IPC's Sport for Mobility Programme.