PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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

Dolny Kubin 2025: Get to know USA
Placed in Group A and spearheaded by dynamic forward Kelsey DiClaudio, Team USA enters the Women’s World Championships as the heavy favourite having won three consecutive Women’s World Challenge titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024

Dolny Kubin 2025: Get to know Norway
Led by Lena Schroeder, one of the only three women to have competed in the Paralympic Winter Games in the sport, Norway is ready to make its mark on the global stage in Slovakia. Their first group-stage game against Australia promises to be a highlight of the round-robin phase

Dolny Kubin 2025: Get to know Australia
Team Australia enters the World Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Championships as a rising contender making its debut on international scene

Dolny Kubin 2025: Get to know Great Britain
The British squad will be facing Canada and Team World in Group B at the World Para Ice Hockey Women's World Championships in Slovakia
Para Trap Worlds: Jaroslav Klimes hopes to claim a historic first for Czechia
From hunting in the Czech woods to chasing glory on shooting ground, Klimes has evolved alongside the Para Trap discipline in the past six years. The former thrower aims to improve the colour of his Granada 2024 bronze medal at the Brno 2025 Worlds to be played on 13–14 September.

Paralympic stars to watch at the Para Canoe World Championships in Milan
Paris 2024 Paralympians and the sport’s rising stars are set to compete in 12 medal events at the Para Canoe World Championships, taking place in Milan, Italy, from 20 to 24 August 2025

Santiago 2025 review: Seasoned stars shine ahead of Worlds
Algeria's Bettir Hocine, El Salvador’s Herbert Aceituno, Georgia's Akaki Jintcharadze and home star Marion Serrano all clinch gold medals at the last World Cup before this October's Para Powerlifting Worlds in Cairo

Dolny Kubin 2025: Get to know Team World
Composed by players from nine different nationalities, Team World will be in Group B alongside Canada and Great Britain as part of the inaugural World Para Ice Hockey Women's World Championships in Slovakia

World Para Table Tennis Championships to feature gender parity
The Para table tennis World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, in November 2026 is set to feature 165 male and 165 female athletes, reaching gender parity for the first time