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Women's World Championships: Kelsey DiClaudio gets MVP
USA player also receives Best Forward award for her performances at the inaugural World Para Ice Hockey Women's World Championships in Slovakia

USA crowned first-ever Women’s World Champions in Dolny Kubin
Kelsey DiClaudio scores four goals in a 7-1 victory over Canada for the history books on Sunday in Slovakia

Schroeder leads Norway to historic bronze at Women’s Worlds
Norwegian star scores four goals and adds an assist in Norway’s 6–0 bronze-medal win over Great Britain at the Dolny Kubin Winter Stadium

Marcel Hug smashes Sydney Marathon record ahead of New Delhi 2025
Susannah Scaroni of the USA dominates women's wheelchair race in Australia

Canada and USA to battle for historic gold in Dolny Kubin
North American rivals meet on Sunday for the title at the first Women's World Championships, while Norway and Great Britain play for the bronze medal; Team World beats Australia to finish fifth in Slovakia

India announces 73-member squad for home World Championships
New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships to take place place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi from 27 September to 5 October

Proud Persson pays tribute to Sweden’s Para ice hockey trailblazer
'I feel like I'm part of history,' says the only Swedish female Para ice hockey player, who represents Team World at the first Women’s World Championships in Dolny Kubin and hopes more women will join the sport she loves

Paris 2024: Vanessa Low reflects on golden Paralympic moment
One year after winning gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Australian long jumper Vanessa Low reflects on her journey to the top of the podium and the year that followed

Paralympic Games revolutionising Paris’s transport system
Billions of Euros has been invested so far into making it easier for people to get around the French capital.

Lena Schroeder hopes Worlds open door to Paralympics
Norwegian captain praises USA and Canadian players as both teams top groups following dominant wins - Team USA beats Norway 10-0 while Canada wins over Great Britain (7-0) on Thursday at the Women's World Championships in Dolny Kubin

What happened on each day at the Paris 2024 Paralympics?
Join us as we relive some of the most memorable highlights from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which took place from 28 August to 8 September 2024

Frederic Villeroux remembers France’s blind football gold a year on
France's Frederic Villeroux looks back on winning blind football gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on home soil on the first anniversary of the Games.

Slovakian duo takes Team World to the heart of fans at Women's Worlds
Great Britain beats Ema Simakova and Michaela Hozakova's Team World 2-1 to reach the semi-finals, while Norway celebrates a 7-0 triumph over Australia in its first-ever World Para Ice Hockey game on Wednesday in Dolny Kubin

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games changed attitudes towards disability
Research also finds the Paralympic Games is now one of the world’s most recognised sport events, surpassing many other major events

'Shooting helped me heal': Vesa Jaervinen chases third Para trap world title
The two-time Para trap world champion from Finland speaks of how shooting motivated him following his injury, how his early years of training with his father helped him become one of the best PT2 class shooters, his campaigns for blood donations and much more

USA's DiClaudio nets first-ever goal of Women's World Championships
The United States defeat Australia 8-0 in the opening game of the inaugural tournament in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia, while Canada cruises to a 10-0 victory over Team World on Tuesday

Rory A. Cooper announced as VISTA 2025 keynote speaker
Paralympian Rory A. Cooper, a world-renowned innovator, will talk about technological advances transforming Paralympic sport.

Women's Para ice hockey: Trailblazers, milestones and a legacy in motion
From a silver medal at the sport's Paralympic debut to the inaugural Women's World Championships, tracing over 30 years of pioneering women in Para ice hockey

Gavin Drysdale on frame running's Paralympic debut at LA28
The men’s and women’s 100m T72 events, also known as frame running, will make its Paralympic debut at LA28. With three years to go until the Games, Great Britain’s Gavin Drysdale shared everything you need to know about the exciting event

Women’s World Championships: Preview, schedule and how to watch
Dolny Kubin, Slovakia hosts the first-ever World Para Ice Hockey Women's Worlds with six teams competing from 26 to 31 August. Here is all you need to know