PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

US stalwart Oksana Masters starts off campaign with gold
Wins her first career gold in Biathlon and dedicates it to the people of Ukraine and US

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