PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ostrava 2021: Get to know Norway
All the information you need to follow the Norwegian team during the World Championships that kicks off this week

Stage set for first World Cup in Lima
Peruvian capital host 157 athletes from 44 nations in the last shooting Para sport qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

France plans football 5-a-side renaissance at Tokyo 2020
National team had to hit rock bottom first to build up and return to the Paralympics

From kitchen floor to Formula 1 lab, a Swift mission
Great Britain’s Para snowboarder Darren ‘Swifty’ Swift and graphic designer Dale Rennard eager to open sport to double above-the-knee amputees

Roland Ezuruike receives 18-month ban for whereabouts rule violation
Para powerlifter handed the first sanction related to a whereabouts violation by the International Paralympic Committee

Ostrava 2021: Get to know Italy
A closer look at one of the most consistent teams in action on the ice at this month's World Para Ice Hockey Championships

Nepal’s Prakash Adhikari takes baby steps towards his dream
'Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is going to be special for all badminton players as the sport is making its debut. It is huge for us, and I can see the excitement amongst all the players.'

Pacific Island Para athletes receive financial boost
More than 170 Olympic and Paralympic athletes from 11 Pacific nations will benefit from the grant

Simone Kruger aiming to add Tokyo glory to world record success
'If I want to get the gold, I need to add about four metres to my distance.'

Football 5-a-side ones to watch
With eight teams vying for the title, there will be plenty of talent on display at Tokyo 2020.