PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Brazil’s Fiorese goes from aspiring sports journalist to sitting volleyball champion
Brazil claimed gold in the women’s competition at the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships, which wrapped up on Friday, 11 November. Iran won the men's tournament, marking the team's eighth world title.
Al Ain 2022: De la Forest clinches second title
French shooter wins close R9 final to continue good run; Ozgan picks Turkey's first gold medal while Spain's Txakartegi records emotional win in VI event
Meet 10 Paralympic mascots from recent Games
As we look forward to the Paris 2024 mascots, let’s take a moment to remember the Paralympic mascots from recent Games
Al Ain 2022: Vadovicova’s golden campaign continues
Slovakian great clinch second title in Al Ain pipping Ukraine’s Shchetnik by 0.1 point, while Italy's Nanni equals world record en route his first World title
Xu becomes China's first sailor to compete in solo transatlantic race Route Du Rhum
Xu started his solo, 6,562-kilometre transatlantic race this week, battling the elements, the clock and 137 sailors from 14 countries on a journey across the Atlantic between Saint-Malo in Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe
IPC President Parsons visits 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Andalucia, Spain is hosting the 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships from 6-12 November
Al Ain 2022: Dream debut for South Korean Jeongdu
Debutant overcomes a strong challenge from Paralympic stars to take first World title; Singhraj misses out on medal but secures Paris 2024 quota for India
Japanese Paralympian Maegawa writes children’s book about prosthetics
Kaede Maegawa, who competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, wrote a book last year about a black dog with a prosthetic leg
Al Ain 2022: Alaryani stamps dominance at home
Paralympic star wins first gold for the hosts UAE with a dominating show; France’s De la Forest emerges winner in an intense R4 final for first major title
World Para Ice Hockey seeking bids for five 2023-2024 events
Opportunities for host cities for Women’s World Challenge, B-Pool Worlds, European and Pan-Pacific Championships