Jamaica's upcoming Paralympic Day will lead to greater awareness of the country's athletes, it is hoped.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published a new strategic plan to take the organisation through to 2026.

A parole hearing is due to take place at the end of this month which will rule whether or not disgraced Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison after being jailed for more than 10 years for murdering his girlfriend.

China claimed first place in the medals tally with 102 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix Fazza International Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) has pledged to help rehabilitate soldiers that have suffered severe injuries in the Ukraine war to participate insport after striking a deal with a gambling regulator.

Paralympics Australia has released a new strategy that sets ambitious goals for Para sport in the country after finding that the "stark financial legacy" of the 2000 Olympics and Paralympics in Sydney left the movement "fighting for its survival ever since".

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has revealed that her country will provide €1 million (£882,500/$1 million) to help Ukrainian athletes prepare for next year’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

Australian athletes aiming to compete at next year's Paralympics in Paris are set to secure a major funding boost courtesy of a series of gala events.

Kenya's Asiya Mohammed Sururu, who made her Paralympic rowing debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, is training hard for Paris 2024 - and learning to walk after spending her life in a wheelchair.

The Hong Kong Paralympic Committee (HKSAR) has launched the Pilot Scheme on Employment and Education of Athletes with Disabilities in the Policy Address with the aim of helping athletes after they retire from sport.

Organisers in Cambodia have today marked 100 days to go until the 2023 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games in Cambodia.

Erica Gavel has been elected as chair of the Canadian Paralympic Athletes’ Council, after a two-year spell as vice-chair.

The major Olympic Hub at Long Beach is to receive $30 million (£24.8 million/€28.2 million) to help the city re-align the shoreline in time for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics when the area will host eight Olympic sports.

Beijing 2022 Paralympic champion Oksana Masters of the United States is among the six Paralympians nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.

The European Rowing Championships for 2024 have been awarded to Szeged in Hungary and Belgrade will stage the event in 2025.