PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Echoes of 2008 to be heard at Beijing 2022
Beijing 2008 proved to have a transformative effect and now China will welcome over 560 athletes for the Winter Paralympics

Tokyo 2020 champion Birgit Skarstein is back on the snow
Norwegian shares love of dancing is key to alternating between Para Rowing and Para Cross-Country Skiing

Down memory lane: PyeongChang 2018, the biggest Games
PyeongChang 2018 Games broke all international broadcast and online viewing records, attracting more broadcasters and viewers than ever before for a Paralympic Winter Games outside of the host country

Excitement mounts as Beijing gears up for Opening
Paralympic Winter Games branding gives city another facelift

Home favourites China going big in Beijing
96 athletes, 73 events, six sports – the hosts are hoping for medal rewards

IPC to decline athlete entries from RPC and NPC Belarus for Beijing 2022
- Multiple NPCs, teams and athletes now threatening not to compete, jeopardising the viability of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

Ideson hopes for “loonie luck” at Beijing 2022
Canadian skip Mark Ideson reveals a special tradition

Paralympic Winter Games Torch Relay gets underway
At the Beijing School for the Blind, 30 students and teachers sang ‘World with Love’

IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus
The RPC and NPC Belarus will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
Austria’s blend of experience and youth could be just the ticket
‘We have some really promising young athletes’ – Chef de Mission Julia Wenninger