PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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

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

Dolny Kubin 2025: Get to know Canada
Canada enters the World Para Ice Hockey Championship as one of the most experienced teams with three consecutive silver medals at the Women’s World Challenge (2022-2024). Placed in Group B, it will be looking to set the tone early in its first match against Team World.

LA28 marks three years to go until the Paralympic Games
New LA28 emblems showcase dynamic storylines further highlighting the opportunity for the 2028 Paralympic Games to celebrate Para sport and people living with disabilities

Para climbing athletes excited for LA28 Paralympic debut
With three years to go until LA28, Para climbers Solenne Piret, Brian Zarzuela, and Sarah Larcombe share their excitement about the sport’s Paralympic debut

Professor Derman announced as first VISTA 2025 keynote speaker
The South African’s keynote will focus on safeguarding the health of Paralympic Athletes

Santiago 2025 Preview: Paralympic stars gear up for final showdown before Cairo
Local favourite Marion Serrano takes centre stage at the final World Cup before October’s World Championships

Norway’s Vilde Nilsen aims to reel in Paralympic gold
Spending time in the Norwegian wilderness, hunting and fishing, helps Paralympian Vilde Nilsen relax and balance the demands of training and competition

VISTA 2025 website launched
The world’s premier scientific gathering dedicated to the Paralympic Movement will take place this December in Cairo, Egypt

All you need to know about Para Trap
Brno, Czechia will host in September the seventh edition of the World Championships since trap was adopted as a World Shooting Para Sport discipline in 2017

Information about media accreditation for Toyota World Championships Singapore 2025
Accreditation period for international media closed on 8 August 2025. Singapore-based media can apply until 22 August

Germany’s Anja Wicker wants to race like the wind
German Para cross-country skier and biathlete Anja Wicker is hungry for more medals as she gears up for her fourth Paralympic Winter Games

Schedule for 2025 World Championships B-Pool announced
Six nations are set to compete in 15 games over six days at the 11th edition of B-Pool Worlds from 6-11 September in Astana, Kazakhstan

IPC launches new leadership programme
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched the Para Athlete Professionals training course

‘Every competition is a gift,’ says death-defying Giulia Vernata
Para trap emerging star reflects on how the sport injected a new life into her journey, the preparations for the World Championships in Brno and on advocating female participation

Camaraderie and growth: Norway and GB wrap up final camp ahead of Worlds
The three-day camp in Moss gives both teams a valuable opportunity to fine-tune their preparations, exchange experiences and build camaraderie ahead of their opening game on 27 August in Slovakia

Estonia's wheelchair curling duo's summer plans
Four months after winning a medal at the Scotland 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships, Estonia’s Katlin Riidebach and Ain Villau are making the most of their time off the ice ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Reddentes Sports appointed broadcasting rights agency for 2025 Worlds in Asia
Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025 to take place from 21-27 September at OCBC Aquatic Centre, located within the Singapore Sports Hub