PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC President Andrew Parsons on the Russian Paralympic Committee
Full speech from Monday’s press conference on IPC decision to allow neutral athletes to compete at PyeongChang 2018

IPC Athletes’ Council Chair Chelsey Gotell on Russian Paralympic Committee
Full speech from Monday’s press conference on IPC decision to allow neutrals to compete at PyeongChang 2018

POCOG statement on Neutral Paralympic Athletes team
PyeongChang 2018 organisers respond to IPC decision

PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Introduction to Para ice hockey
Fast-paced and highly physical sport is a fan favourite at the Games

The IPC makes key decisions for future Games
The IPC Governing Board decides the athletics and swimming programmes for Tokyo 2020 and progresses applications for Paris 2024

Kunieda, de Groot, Alcott win Australian Open
Japanese star makes it 40 career Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park

Teenage gold for Ukraine on last day in Oberried
Taras Rad takes his first World Cup title this season with a great performance in the men's sitting biathlon middle distance event

PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Classification in cross-country skiing
Skiers are separated into standing, sitting and vision impaired categories for competition

Penalty minutes shake up biathlon podium standings in Oberried
Poor shooting proves costly for some of biggest names at Nordic skiing World Cup

Paralympic and Olympic Week take over France
Paralympians meet schoolchildren to promote the values of the Games and teach about Para sports

PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Five cross-country storylines
An exciting competition awaits at March’s Winter Paralympic Games

Managua 2018: Power performance from hosts
Nicaraguan powerlifters claim double gold at Para Central American Games

Magnificent seven for Oksana Masters at Oberried World Cup
US skier wins seventh Nordic skiing gold of the season at opening biathlon event in Germany

Doubles decided at Australian Open
Weather plays big part on third day of Grand Slam in Melbourne

Pourrahnamaahmad pacing toward Tokyo 2020
Four-time reigning world champion unbeaten in almost five years

‘I’m still just Lee’: Pearson returns to Para equestrian following knighthood
Multi-Paralympic and European champion targets 2018 World Championships

Gold Coast 2018: Swimmers named
Five countries announce teams for April’s Commonwealth Games

Six countries to debut at blind football Worlds
Biggest Championships to date kick off in Madrid on 7 June

PyeongChang 2018: Kampschreur kicking on after early stumbles
Dutch teenage alpine skier getting back to form ahead of Winter Paralympics

Yui Kamiji clocking up the miles on way to Grand Slam glory
World No.1 ready to claim sixth Major title at Australian Open in Melbourne