PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Uganda's Ritah Asiimwe retrains body and mind
Just like learning how to write again, Asiimwe had to re-learn how to play sports, and it has paid off in her Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020

Deadline near for first consultation phase of 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code
'All feedback received will be reviewed and analysed by the Code Drafting Team over the coming weeks and months ahead of the second phase of consultation next year'

Ostersund 2021: Get to know Poland
Polish Para ice hockey team will aim to finish on the podium for only the second time in its history at the World Championships B-Pool

Ostersund 2021: Get to know Finland
Finland will appear in the World Championships B-Pool for the first time ever following its second-place finish at the Worlds C-Pool in 2018

Tokyo 2020 sees more countries than ever win medals at a Paralympics
A total of 86 countries claim at least one medal

Tokyo 2020 wrap-up: Best Para athletics quotes
From first-time Paralympic champions to a bride-to-be, some of the best moments from the action at the National Olympic Stadium

Tokyo 2020 wrap-up: Best shooting quotes
What the medallists said during a week of intense action at the Asaka Shooting Range during the Paralympic Games in Japan

Day 12 review: Japan leave it all on the basketball court for big finish
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics close with thrilling wheelchair basketball competition, as gold medallists also decided in badminton, marathon, shooting and sitting volleyball

Tokyo 2020 wrap-up: Best Para swimming quotes
From teenage medallists reflecting on their first Games to how a Japanese food diet helped a swimmer to get to the podium