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Beijing 2022: Takeaways from Para Ice Hockey
The sport remained USA's territory with the fourth gold in a row, but the 2022 and 2026 host nations also left their mark

Semechin celebrates 'small miracle' at Berlin World Series
Paralympic champion is the main star in the penultimate leg of the season with more than 450 athletes in action in the German capital

Takeaways from Wheelchair Curling
China cement their status on the world stage

Aichi-Nagoya to host 2026 Asian Para Games
Around 4,000 athletes and team officials from the Asian Paralympic Committee's 44 member nations are expected to attend and 18 Para sports will be on the programme

Sensational Hug opens the season with a world record
World’s best impress at the Grand Prix season opener in Dubai breaking multiple world and regional records from 21 to 24 March

Marcel Hug leads star-packed field at the Dubai 2022 GP
Nearly 450 athletes from 43 countries to take part in the first World Para Athletics event of the year in UAE

Amy Purdy announces retirement
Purdy is a three-time Paralympic medallist and Para Snowboard pioneer

Para powerlifting athlete Omotola Eniola Falodun receives four-year ban for ADRV
Nigerian returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance in-competition on 6 February 2020

Vadovicova leaves Hamar with more golden glory
Four-time Paralympic champion puts Slovakia on the top of medals tally as European 10m Championships wraps up in Norway

Takeaways from Para Cross-Country Skiing
Para Cross-Country Skiing saw one of Paralympic sports greatest athletes bow out in style, while the next generation were ushered in

Role reversal for mother-daughter duo
Ulla Gilot guided her mother Linda Le Bon on her Paralympic debut

Top Moments of the Winter Paralympics
Sporting highlights that will never be forgotten

Wheelchair Curling: A sport for all ages!
Some of the youngest team members who played at Beijing 2022 reveal what it is like to play the sport

World Para Powerlifting publishes new Rules and Regulations
Announcement follows a three-year consultation process with participation of 71 National Paralympic Committees
World Para Snow Sports mourns the loss of Tor Undheim
Norwegian served as a member of the World Para Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee (STC) for 15 years

Young and experienced stars claim gold in Hamar
Olivera Nakovska-Bikova repeats European title over 20 years later while Barbara Moskal triumphs on her debut at the Euros in Norway

IPC grants FIS preferred status in negotiations to take over three Para snow sports
The two organisations held discussions during the Beijing 2022 about the sports of Para alpine skiing, Para cross-country skiing and Para snowboard
Brazil and Italy dominate World Series in Lignano
Paralympic champion Gabriel Araujo breaks world record three times as South American visitors top the medals table in Italian waters

That's a wrap: Beijing 2022 heralds new era for winter Para sports
Sleeping giants China now fully awoken