PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC to support Refugee Paralympic Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
- IPC will work with its stakeholders and partners to support Para athletes with refugee status on their pathway to the Paralympic Games
World Championships B-Pool goes to Skien in 2024
Host nation to meet France, Germany, Great Britain, Kazakhstan and Sweden from 15 to 20 April next year Skien Fritidspark as the six nations play for two spots in the A-Pool Worlds in the following season
Sport programme announced for Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games
The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, which will take place in Japan from 18-24 October 2026, will feature 18 sports, including Para athletics and Para swimming
Karen Palomeque and Douglas Matera win Panam Sports Awards
Brazilian swimmer and Colombian jumper and sprinter announced best athletes of the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games during ceremony in Miami alongside winners of the Pan American Games; Uzbekistan’s long jumper Asila Mirzayorova wins Asian Awards as Best Female Athlete
Teenage and senior talent in Paralympics, a guaranteed headline-grabbing combination
Para table tennis player Natalia Partyka and Para shooter Libby Kosmala have the record as the youngest and oldest Paralympians in history, with 11 and 78 years of age, respectively
Jankowska and Kraratpet shine at World Cup season finale in Nakhon Ratchasima
Poland top the medals table at the last World Cup of the 2023 season while host nation shine with four gold medals in front of the home crowd at the event which was part of the World Abilitysport Games in Thailand
Norway’s Para badminton star Sagoey has big expectations for Paralympic year
Helle Sofie Sagoey shares her New Year's resolutions, journey in Para sports and ultimate ambition of winning a medal in Paris 2024
Genoa 2023 World Championships: Top six moments
Italian city hosted a dazzling Worlds that was highlighted by Laura del Sere and Andrea Barberis mesmerising the home crowd, David Pimentel Pontes putting Brazil on the top of the podium for the first time and outstanding performances from Philippines and South Korea
Guides and assistants, the unsung heroes of Para sports
Former and current athletes and even family members had become guides and assistants for Para athletes, playing crucial roles in their success, both in summer or winter sports
Shooting Para sport stars looking to close the year in style at the Al Ain World Cup
World champion Tanguy de la Forest to lead France in final shooting Para sport event of the year while home star Abdulla Sultan Alaryani will be aiming for more glory at the World Cup, 20 nations will be represented by 82 athletes preparing to end 2023 in style