PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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