PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Polish athlete Grzegorz Klos receives 12-month ban for anti-doping rule violation
Shooting Para sport athlete returned adverse analytical finding for a prescription beta-blocker at the Al Ain 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships
New tickets for the Paris 2024 Paralympics to go on sale on 8 February
Additional tickets will be available for sold-out sessions on 8 February
World Para Swimming launches learn to swim programme Swim Together
Project supported by Citi is aimed at young people and persons with a disability with little to no swimming experience to increase knowledge and skills in swimming and water safety, strength public awareness and improve accessibility. 'I am hopeful that the joy, success, and sense of belonging, which I discovered through Para swimming, will become much more accessible for others,' says Singapore's five-time Paralympic champion Yip Pin Xiu
Citi World Series 2024: Great Britain's Challis excited to kick off season at home
Citi Para Swimming World Series Great Britain 2024 to host over 140 athletes and 20 nations during four days of multi-class races at the Aberdeen Sports Village; Canada and Spain are among the visitors bringing their stars to the opening event of the year
Tokito Oda wins maiden Australian Open title, de Groot, Schroder triumph
Japanese teenager Tokito Oda beat Alfie Hewett in straight sets in the men's wheelchair tennis singles final on 26 January. In the women's singles tournament, Dutch star Diede de Groot captured her 21st Grand Slam singles title.
Australia’s Vanessa Low finds “perfect groove” after becoming a mother
The two-time Paralympic champion returned to competition after giving birth to her son Matteo in June 2022
Japan’s Para swimmer Takayuki Suzuki hopes to shine at sixth Paralympic Games
Takayuki Suzuki eyes Paris 2024 success after winning five medals at Tokyo 2020
African nations fully focused on Paris 2024 after past successes
From history makers to power houses, the race is on to have milestone breaking performances
Stoke Mandeville Games, 1948-1959: The arrival of pioneer Paralympic women
The Paralympic Games forerunner event in Stoke Mandeville was contested mainly by men but benefitted from the performances of trailblazing women
Diede de Groot: 'I have a pretty big target on my back' at Australian Open
Diede de Groot opened her campaign at the Australian Open on a winning note, beating Great Britain’s Lucy Shuker 6-3, 6-1 in 58 minutes