PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

US Para Ice Hockey team looking to continue dominance
Stars hoping to see Para Ice Hockey on the same level as Olympic Ice Hockey one day

China look to build on home advantage
Though its Wheelchair Curling team starts as firm favourites at Beijing 2022, China will be hoping for medals from their other athletes as well

Challis and Clegg in top form as Brits dominate in Aberdeen
Aberdeen 2022 sets the bar high with epic performances and lots of records at the start of the Para Swimming World Series season (17-20 February)

Canadian star Brian McKeever hoping to go out a winner
'I never did this sport for the recognition. I did it to see what I could get out of my body.'

Australian stars in form at the home World Series
The three-day event (18-20 February) in Melbourne is the second of five stops in the Para Swimming World Series 2022

Over to Paralympians to hog limelight at Beijing
The spectacle is set to be held across five venues begins on 4-13 March

Ever-inspiring Oksana aims for Masterly act at Beijing
'I feel like this is literally going to be my Paralympic journey as an athlete coming full circle. I wanted to get to the 2008 Beijing Summer Games so bad. And I failed to make it.'

Golden girl Annemie Schneider recalls Royal seal of approval
'King Carl Gustaf of Sweden told me that he was very proud to present such an excellent athlete with a gold medal'

Rozkova hopes Ice Cube will inspire history-making Latvia
‘We need to do it now. It is the right time’

Changwon to host annual World Cup through to 2025
Competition marks first multi-year agreement for World Shooting Para Sport and will take place at shooting range of the 2018 ISSF World Championships
IPC Classification Code review makes strong progress on Phase 1 consultation
Code Drafting Team meets to analyse stakeholder feedback and prepare second consultation phase

Ones to watch for Wheelchair Curling
Get ready to be amazed by the focus and control of some of the world’s best curlers

Tokyo 2020 champions return at World Series Australia
Melbourne Sports Centre hosts the event for the third time with host nation boasting five gold medallists from last year's Paralympic Games

Cuijk International 2022 cancelled
Organising Committee to concentrate efforts in the 2023 edition of one of the most traditional Para dance sport events

10 things to know about Wheelchair Curling
The sport made its Paralympic debut at Torino 2006

Para Swimming World Series 2022 kicks off in Aberdeen
Maisie Summers-Newton leads 54-strong home team which includes the seven Paralympic champions from Tokyo 2020

A 17-man squad set to make Canadians proud in Beijing
Canada starts its Paralympic campaign against the USA on 5 March in a replay of the PyeongChang 2018 gold medal game

Mollie Jepsen — The great Canadian comeback
The Para Alpine skier is back and better than ever on the slopes

Canadian Snowboarder Hamel’s spirit of adventure
From dirt bikes to drums, Hamel cannot resist a challenge

IPC appoint Molloy as Chief Membership and Impact Officer
Molloy has held various leadership roles promoting accessibility and disability inclusion within the Government of Canada and the Paralympic Movement