PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Debrunner and Rodriguez shortlisted for 2026 Laureus Awards
This is the third nomination for the Swiss wheelchair racer, who won the award in 2023, and the first for the Ecuadorian star
Para swimming dominates 2026 Laureus nominations with three athletes
Czechia’s David Kratochvil, Brazil’s Gabriel Araujo and Italy’s Simone Barlaam are shortlisted for their impressive performances at last year's World Championships in Singapore
Paralympic Flame unified in Cortina
The Flame Unification Ceremony brought together Flames from the five Flame Festivals held in Turin, Milan, Bolzano, Trento and Trieste
Kelsey DiClaudio nominated for 2026 Laureus Awards
USA's women's world champion becomes only the second Para ice hockey player ever shortlisted in the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability category
Watch Miky Bionic perform in the Opening Ceremony
The world's first DJ with a bionic hand will bring a message of innovation, inclusion and "Life in Motion" to the Arena di Verona
Ones to watch in Para alpine skiing
Ten Para alpine skiing athletes to look out for at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Ones to watch in Para biathlon
Ten Para biathlon athletes to look out for at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.
''What Does It Take?'' podcast is back
The series is hosted by Matt Stutzman, who won gold in Para archery at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair curlers aim for Paralympic glory
Twenty years after its Paralympic debut at Torino, wheelchair curling returns to Italy
'Silent Guy' Martin Kudela chasing Czechia’s elusive podium
'We want a medal, and the Paralympics is the only one we don’t have,' says Czech goaltender, who has earned bronze at two World Para Ice Hockey Championships