PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A swimmer gestures after a race

Singapore 2025: Gabrielzinho clinches his first gold with championship record 

Brazilian armless Para swimming star wins the 100m backstroke S2 in record time; Italy’s eight-time Paralympic medallist Simone Barlaam bags his first gold medal; Great Britain’s Alice Tai makes it three out of three in Singapore 2025; home star Yip Pin Xiu settles for silver in the women’s 100m backstroke S2 final even as China grab top spot in medal standings with 12 gold on day 3 of Toyota World Para Swimming Championships

A female swimmer swimming freestyle

Day 2: 'Flying Fish' Jiang Yuyan smashes world record for second gold

Seven-time Paralympic gold medallist from China won the women’s 100m freestyle S6 final in a new world record time; Emotional victory for Germany’s Josia Tim Alexander Topf in the men’s 150m individual medley SM3; Debutant Defne Kurt from Turkiye adds another gold medal to her maiden World Championship campaign and Germany’s Taliso Engel set a new world record as he won the men’s 100m breaststroke SB13 final even as Italy leads medals table on Day 2 of Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025