PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paris 23 Worlds: Relaxation is the key for Greece’s track sensation Ghavelas
The 22-year-old Paralympic champion in 100m T11 wants to reproduce his stunning Tokyo 2020 form at the World Championships this July in France

‘You set your own limits’, says history-maker Alex Roca
The 31-year-old Spaniard, who has reduced mobility and communicates through sign language due to cerebral palsy, recently completed a marathon – and now he wants to inspire others

Swans announced as Official Supplier of Manchester 2023
Japanese swimming goggle brand continues its long-standing relationship with World Para Swimming which began in 2017

Olympic and Paralympic Week starts in France with inclusion as main theme
Olympic and Paralympic Week aims to introduce more people to sports and shift young people's perceptions of disability

World Autism Awareness Day: Star athletes to know ahead of Paris 2024
On World Autism Awareness Day, held every year on 2 April, we are celebrating four Para athletes with autism who are preparing to take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Paris 2024 and stakeholders reaffirm commitment to Paralympic integration strategy
The Paris 2024 Board of Directors met on 30 March, at the Organising Committee’s headquarters, to receive updates on the Organising Committee’s Paralympic integration strategy, which aims to make the Games and sport a vehicle for social change

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