PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Athletes and fans join World Championships 100 Days to Go celebration in Paris
French capital receives local and international guests inviting Parisians to come to Charlety Stadium in July and see the world's best in action
Rozkova reflects on milestone at rollercoaster World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Polina Rozkova and Agris Lasmans won the mixed doubles tournament at the 2023 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in March
Top 5 tips to get started in wheelchair curling from pioneering champion Rozkova
Latvia’s Polina Rozkova, who won the mixed doubles tournament at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in March 2023, says enjoying playing with your teammates and embracing the cold are important when taking up the sport
Six-time Paralympic champion Jason Smyth of Ireland retires undefeated
Irish sporting legend Jason Smyth will continue to be a positive influence on the Paralympic Movement as the new strategy manager at Paralympics Ireland
Manchester 2023: Great Britain names team for home Worlds
Ten world champions from Madeira 2022 included in the 28-strong squad to compete in front of the home crowd from 31 July to 6 August
Coach Muianga on mission to add Para powerlifting to Mozambique's sports agenda
There are currently 16 Para powerlifters in Mozambique, but Renato De Jesus Dinis Muianga is working to increase this number with the goal to get at least two athletes to the African Para Games in September 2023
Postcard from the Faroes: Vatnhamar's journey as country's only athlete at Tokyo 2020
Marathon runner Havard Vatnhamar only athlete to fly the Faroe Islands flag at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic or Olympic Games
Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda talks about past, present and future after retirement
Shingo Kunieda’s incredible wheelchair tennis career included winning four gold medals across five Paralympic Games. After retiring from the sport, he is tackling new challenges in the pool
The IPC scientific knowledge-share conference to take place in Egypt
Egyptian Paralympic Committee to host the conference in Cairo, with the theme of “Developing Para sport: inclusion, transformation, and performance”
Paris 2024 opens applications for volunteer programme
The volunteer application period opens on Wednesday, 22 March and closes on 3 May 2023, and is open to applicants from around the world