Organisers of the Kobe 2022 World Para Athletics Championships have requested that the event to be postponed amid concerns over COVID-19.

Azerbaijan's capital Baku has been announced as the host of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo World Championships later this year, with Cagliari in Italy set to stage the European Championships.

Three of the six snowboard gold medals on the second day of the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer went to the United States, with six finals in duel banked slalom.

Eight British Wheelchair Basketball Women's Premier League games will be shown live by the BBC when the competition makes its debut this year.

Brazil, Turkey and Kazakhstan are all set to stage International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo Grands Prix events in 2022.

Russian Paralympic Committee's (RPC) Ivan Golubkov and the United States' Kendall Gretsch were among the first of the gold medallists at the 2022 World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer in Norway, excelling in cross-country skiing.

International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre believes inclusion for the sport at the Paralympic Games is a "logical step" following its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, and insisted the International Paralympic Committee "will not regret" making such a move.

Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Carol Cooke has returned to competitive cycling for the first time since being hospitalised by a serious crash at Tokyo 2020.

Canadian Chef de Mission for the Beijing 2022 Paralympics Josh Dueck has said the team's mantra is more than the sport itself, stating that Canadian athletes need to go beyond medals and focus on success in a variety of ways.

Thrower Róża Kozakowska, who won a gold and silver medal in athletics at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, has been named the 2021 Disabled Athlete of the Year at the Polish Sports Personality of the Year awards.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has again been urged to allow more athletes with Down's syndrome to compete at the Paralympic Games.

Alpine skier Corey Peters has tested positive for COVID-19 ruling him out of the upcoming World Para Snow Sports Championships in Norway and causing a major setback to his preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.

Portuguese Paralympian Carina Paim has received the Fair Play Mário Simas 2021 Award at the Panathlon Clube de Lisboa Gala for helping Japan's Aimi Toyama off the track after the T20 400 metres final at Tokyo 2020 when she collapsed with exhaustion.

Canada’s Para Nordic skiing team is set to skip upcoming international competitions in a bid to reduce the chances of catching COVID-19 prior to the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.