PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Hosts march to the semifinal after a thriller against the Czechs
South Korea and China are two teams going to the medal round after winning in their qualifying finals on Wednesday in the National Indoor Stadium

Day 5 review: Edlinger golden as Para Ice Hockey semi-finals set
Austria, Canada, China and France pick up golds in Para Cross-Country Skiing

Gold for Daviet, McKeever, Wilkie and Edlinger
'I don't want to sound too confident, but I was fairly sure I had a good chance of winning a medal today and it was just a matter of deciding the colour'

China’s Peng Zheng, Hongqiong Yang compete a brace of golds
'We've been training at home in recent years, but we hope to get out to different countries in the coming years and to learn from them and do well'

Virtual reality training propels Adam Hall to bronze
New Zealand's standing Para Alpine skier wins his fourth Winter Paralympic medal in Beijing

Slovakian artist Martin France targets podium
Alpine skier to focus on painting career after last tilt at Paralympic glory in Beijing

Exciting matchups await in the battle for the semis
The qualifying finals are set with South Korea to play against Italy and hosts China taking on the Czech Republic

Canada thumps South Korea to seal semifinal spot
China takes third consecutive win against Italy and faces Czech Republic again following Czech triumph over Slovakia

Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing day three
Exciting sprint event awaits at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre with six gold medals up for grabs

Yu wants to inspire more female players after Paralympic debut
On International Women's Day Chinese athlete becomes just the third woman to play Para ice hockey at the Winter Games