Paralympic champions Giacomo Bertagnolli and Anna-Lena Forster were among the winners as slalom competition began at the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in Veysonnaz.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is set to elect a new chairperson of its Athletes' Council during the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
With the 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games now only one year away, organisers in Kazan and Special Olympics executives have expressed their support for the upcoming competition.
Australia's men's wheelchair basketball head coach Craig Friday is to also coach the women's side this year.
Ebba Aarsjoe of Sweden triumphed for a second time in the women's standing contest at the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in Veysonnaz.
An updated set of world rankings has been released by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Showdown Committee, with a new formula adapted in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Arthur Bauchet of France started the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup season with a victory in the men's standing giant slalom in Veysonnaz.
Ken Babey is to remain as Canada's Para-ice hockey coach for the 2020-2021 season, as Hockey Canada holds an 11-day training camp for the national squad.
The deadline for athletes to provide feedback to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council regarding the rule related to protests during the Paralympic Games will expire today.
World Para Snow Sports reports that 81 athletes and staff from 21 nations are in Swiss resort Veysonnaz for the first event of the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup season.
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe has cancelled this year's EuroCup due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF) has begun showcasing some of the country's finest female Paralympians as part of a campaign on social media to improve the representation of women in sport.
Double Paralympic champion Anna-Lena Forster is turning her attention back to the ski slopes after finishing a stressful period of university study.
The Slovenian Paralympic Committee has continued its campaign to showcase how sport can connect people with disability in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, by featuring its athletes in a new music video.
The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) has suspended regional and national competitions in athletics, swimming, shooting and weightlifting for the first half of 2021, with qualification and preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics set to be made a priority.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
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As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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