PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A friendship that shaped the career of India’s star Sumit Antil
‘Mohit quit his job as a merchant navy officer to be by my side’

Chinese athletes ruled the roost
Among the four Chinese athletes who have won more than three gold medals in Tokyo, Tan Shumei is the only athlete who has won all the matches that she competed in.

The bromance that set Australian hearts alight
'In my eight years racing internationally, I don’t recall being a part of a team as special as the one in Tokyo. There has been a huge cultural shift - a prime example, sometimes we skipped half our warm-down, just to watch another Aussie compete'

Youngsters who leapfrogged into history in 2021
'Mental health is 100 per cent of the game. If you're not mentally there then you're not there at all'

2021 recap: The great Para athletics comeback
Outstanding Grand Prix season with a European Championships topped by the Paralympic Games, 2021 had it all for Para athletics

Memorable team performances of 2021
Morocco men's 5-a-side football team create history

Ireland’s Eaglesham hits target with wheelchair invention
The shooter’s innovative design a huge hit among athletes at Paralympic Games