PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Tunis 2023: Ktila, Chida shine with twin golds
Paralympic stars propel hosts Tunisia to top of medals table; Iraq and Uzbekistan impress too at season opener
Milano Cortina 2026 unveils finalists of mascots designs submitted by school students
Two proposals inspired by the nature of Italy were revealed on 8 February at the Sanremo music festival, and a public survey was launched to help select the design of the Games mascots
Macri heading to his fifth Games in a different fashion
Defender is one of three players on the Italian national team working for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Organising Committee
Paris 2024 reveals official pictograms, Look of the Games
The 23 Paralympic disciplines are represented by 15 Paralympic-only pictograms and eight pictograms that are shared with Olympic disciplines
Japan’s five-time Paralympian Kunieda says he had the “best” tennis career
Shingo Kunieda announced his retirement from wheelchair tennis in January 2023 while at the top of the men’s singles rankings
Manchester 2023: Applications open for volunteer opportunities
Around 250 volunteers to help delivering the World Championships; completed application forms must be submitted to no later than 24 March
Para ice hockey athlete Konstantin Shikhov receives 18-month ban
IPC appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against first instance national-level decision upheld
Tunis kicks off the 2023 Grand Prix season
Nearly 300 athletes from 25 countries to take part in the opening event of the season that marks the 10th anniversary of the Grand Prix
Four-time Paralympian Reid swaps blades for skates to pursue big goals on ice
Reid, a medal-winning Para long jumper and sprinter, wants to nail a jump on ice
Beijing 2022: A year on, China reaps social, economic benefits created by the Games
One year after the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, all the Beijing 2022 venues are being enjoyed by the public and local athletes, and the winter sports industry in the country is booming