PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paralympic champion Riech meets and races Kongssund, a teenage runner he inspired
Nate Riech received a message four years ago from 13-year-old Skjalg Kongssund, an aspiring Para runner from Norway. This month, at the Dubai 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, they competed in the same race and even shared the podium

Ghana's Amos Ahiagah running, cutting hair and making brother's dreams come true
The 19-year-old balances a life of training and working in a barbershop in the hopes of making his siblings and country proud

World Series lands in Great Britain for major test ahead of Worlds
Sheffield hosts 311 athletes from 36 countries from Thursday to Sunday only 64km away from the home of this year's World Championships

IPC saddened by the passing of British Paralympic pioneer Sue Masham
The British Paralympian Baroness Sue Masham of Ilton spent a lifetime improving the lives of people with disabilities and was a champion, campaigner, and ambassador for disability rights

Citi announced as sponsor of Manchester 2023 Worlds
Biggest Para swimming event outside of the Paralympics, Worlds will take place at newly refurbished Manchester Aquatics Centre from 31 July to 6 August

Kampschreur aiming to stand on more Paralympic podiums after special walk in Beijing
Painful second-place finish at Beijing 2022 topped by memorable medal ceremony: 'I made a promise to myself – and I spread it so I would have to do it – that if I reached the podium, I was going to walk on the podium just to prove that I can do it'

World Series 2023: Araujo leads Brazil to the top in Lignano
Second Citi Para Swimming World Series of the season sees 10 new world records* set in four days of competition in Italy
Beijing 2022 one year on: Chinese medallists remember golden moments
The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games were held between 4 and 13 March 2022 and featured more than 550 Para athletes. Hosts China topped the medals standings with 61 medals – 18 gold, 20 silver and 23 bronze

Hosts shine bright at Marrakech Grand Prix
Morocco made it a memorable three days at home, Brazil's Gomes and Nigeria’s Nwachukwu set new world records* at the third GP of 2023

PyeongChang 2018 five years on: Han reflects on best moments of competing at home
Han Min-Su was captain of the Republic of Korea’s Para ice hockey team that won the bronze medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. He also captured the spotlight at the Opening Ceremony as one of the final torchbearers