The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is set to host the 2022 World Boccia Championships, as announced by the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) today.
Multiple Paralympic gold medallist Jessica Long has urged people to be kind after being criticised by a stranger for parking in a disabled space.
The Australian men's wheelchair basketball team is stepping up its preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a training camp starting on Thursday (January 28).
South African wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane has set a target of reaching women's final of next month's Australian Open.
Hickory Point Beach is to become the national training site for the USA Volleyball (USAV) beach ParaVolley programme after a foundation donated $100,000 (£73,000/€82,000) to support the beach ParaVolley set-up at the Floridian location.
Japanese Paracanoeist Monika Seryu has described the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as a "symbol of hope" after lifting the lid on her mental struggles during 2020.
Australia's men's wheelchair basketball head coach Craig Friday is to also coach the women's side this year.
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe has cancelled this year's EuroCup due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spanish blind footballer Vicente Aguilar has revealed he plans to retire after the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Iran sitting volleyball head coach Hadi Rezaei has warned preparation will be key if the team is to retain its Paralympic Games title at Tokyo 2020 later this year.
Spanish Paratriathlete Susana Rodriguez has put her medical career on hold as she focuses on her on goal to win a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Athletes have been given another opportunity to provide the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) with feedback on the new classification system for judo.
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Football Committee has launched the bid process to secure hosts for regional championships in 2022.
Co-captain Cody Everson believes New Zealand’s wheelchair rugby team will be the "dark horses" at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
French goalball player Audrey Pierron is hoping the sport grows in popularity in the lead-up to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
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.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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