PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Farkasova wins first gold of Beijing 2022
Slovakian vision impaired alpine skier took gold in the downhill

Winter Paralympics preview: Para Biathlon day one
All you need to know about day one (5 March) of the Para biathlon action at the Zhangkjiakou National Biathlon Centre

USA’s Sweeney to make Paralympic return
Josh Sweeney retired after winning gold with the USA Para Ice Hockey team at Sochi 2014

Sport and athletes the winners as Beijing Games get underway
'The 21st Century is a time for dialogue and diplomacy, not war and hate. The Olympic Truce for peace during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is a UN Resolution adopted by consensus by 193 Member States at the 76th UN General Assembly. It must be respected and observed not violated.'

Record number of female Para athletes set for Winter Paralympics
Games will feature 564 Para athletes from 46 countries competing across six sports

Paralympic Games set to go digital
'For Beijing 2022, we are enabling everyone from athletes to TV viewers to become Paralympic creators with Gifs, stickers and frames that they can use in their own content'

IPC President Andrew Parsons' Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony speech
Full text of Andrew Parsons' Opening Ceremony address

Canada faces USA ready to move away from haunting past
Three games kick off the Paralympic tournament on Saturday (5 March) with hosts China and Slovakia making their Games debut

Echoes of 2008 to be heard at Beijing 2022
Beijing 2008 proved to have a transformative effect and now China will welcome over 560 athletes for the Winter Paralympics

Tokyo 2020 champion Birgit Skarstein is back on the snow
Norwegian shares love of dancing is key to alternating between Para Rowing and Para Cross-Country Skiing

Down memory lane: PyeongChang 2018, the biggest Games
PyeongChang 2018 Games broke all international broadcast and online viewing records, attracting more broadcasters and viewers than ever before for a Paralympic Winter Games outside of the host country

Excitement mounts as Beijing gears up for Opening
Paralympic Winter Games branding gives city another facelift

Home favourites China going big in Beijing
96 athletes, 73 events, six sports – the hosts are hoping for medal rewards

IPC to decline athlete entries from RPC and NPC Belarus for Beijing 2022
- Multiple NPCs, teams and athletes now threatening not to compete, jeopardising the viability of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

Ideson hopes for “loonie luck” at Beijing 2022
Canadian skip Mark Ideson reveals a special tradition

Paralympic Winter Games Torch Relay gets underway
At the Beijing School for the Blind, 30 students and teachers sang ‘World with Love’

IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus
The RPC and NPC Belarus will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
Austria’s blend of experience and youth could be just the ticket
‘We have some really promising young athletes’ – Chef de Mission Julia Wenninger

Down memory lane: Sochi 2014, the Games that changed the mindset
From a city with a 'zero track record in terms of accessibility' Sochi became a role model for disabled-friendly infrastructure.