PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Barlaam reflects on Paris 2024 glory, aims to spark buzz for Milano Cortina 2026
After winning three gold medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Italian Para swimmer Simone Barlaam sets his sights on making Milano Cortina 2026 just as unforgettable

Buffalo 2025 Team Preview: Get to know Norway
Scandinavians return to the World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool after playing the B-Pool for the first time last year

Buffalo 2025 Team Preview: Get to know Germany
Germans will make their seventh appearance at the World Championships A-Pool, and the fourth in the last ten years, hoping for a top five finish to earn a spot at next year's Paralympic Winter Games

Cali 2025 GP Preview: Blade runner Guity leads star-studded field
Plenty of Paralympic stars including Paris 2024 champions from the Americas are among 243 athletes from 18 nations in action at the first-ever World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Colombia

IPC appoints Prof. Wayne Derman as Medical Director (External)
With an extensive background in sports medicine and a commitment to athlete health, Professor Wayne Derman brings extensive expertise to the role of Medical Director of the International Paralympic Committee

Oman selected to host World Sailing Inclusion Championships
The World Sailing Inclusion Championships in Oman will bring together an expected 215 sailors from around the world for a week of competition

Top Paralympic Winter Games moments: Austria
With less than one year to go until Milano Cortina 2026, let's take a look at Austria's top moments from the Paralympic Winter Games

Tbilisi 2025 World Cup: Jintcharadze and familiar names shine in season opener
Paralympic stars Abdelkareem Khattab, Omar Qarada and home hero Akaki Jintcharadze highlight the list of winners at the first World Para Powerlifting event of the year, as Jordan, Uzbekistan top medals table

Jalisco 2025 GP Review: Emotional Guerrero inspires home athletes to gold
Paris bronze medallist sets new personal best en route to victory as Mexican stars dominate track and field events during the four-day World Para Athletics Grand Prix

LA28 International Broadcast Center to be held at Hollywood Park Studios
The International Broadcast Center will be situated in Inglewood, California, and will serve as the hub for global Media Rights-Holders who have acquired exclusive rights to broadcast the 2028 Games