PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Enduring love of sport fuels Taras Rad’s World Cup success
Teenager goes into final Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti fresh from winning season's first gold

Perfect tournament for USA in Turin
Paralympic champions shut out hosts Italy in last major competition before PyeongChang 2018

Call for International Women’s Day award nominations
IPC members invited to nominate person or organisation who has championed gender equality in sports

Neutral Paralympic Athletes to compete at PyeongChang 2018
IPC maintains Russian Paralympic Committee suspension but allows eligible Russian Para athletes to compete as neutrals at March’s Paralympics

The IPC makes key decisions for future Games
The IPC Governing Board decides the athletics and swimming programmes for Tokyo 2020 and progresses applications for Paris 2024

Kunieda, de Groot, Alcott win Australian Open
Japanese star makes it 40 career Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park

Teenage gold for Ukraine on last day in Oberried
Taras Rad takes his first World Cup title this season with a great performance in the men's sitting biathlon middle distance event

PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Classification in cross-country skiing
Skiers are separated into standing, sitting and vision impaired categories for competition

Penalty minutes shake up biathlon podium standings in Oberried
Poor shooting proves costly for some of biggest names at Nordic skiing World Cup

PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Five cross-country storylines
An exciting competition awaits at March’s Winter Paralympic Games