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Veteran Alpine skier wants teammates 'at the top of the world'

One athlete at the current Beijing Paralympics is a veteran on the national Alpine skiing team who once dreamed of being a professional soccer player and now takes younger skiers under his wing.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 8, 2022

Sports are political: Reaction and inaction to Putin's war of aggression

On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the 2022 Paralympics. The decision came less than a day after the IPC announced it was permitting athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals. The IPC’s ban,…

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2022

Japan flag bearer Kawayoke wins gold in para cross-country skiing

BEIJING -- Taiki Kawayoke, Japan's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, won a gold medal in para cross-country skiing on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 7, 2022

Tudhope wins para snowboard cross bronze

Para snowboarding star Ben Tudhope has claimed bronze in the snowboard cross to snare Australia's first medal of the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

AAP · Mar 6, 2022

Neil Simpson wins Great Britain’s first gold of 2022 Winter Paralympics

Neil Simpson won Great Britain’s first gold at the Beijing Paralympics in the men’s Super-G vision-impaired class and then hailed sharing the ‘special’ moment with guide and brother Andrew

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

Neil Simpson celebrates landmark gold for Great Britain at Winter Paralympics

Menna Fitzpatrick took silver to become Britain’s most decorated Winter Paralympian.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Paralympics a valuable chance to deepen understanding about disabilities

International Paralympic Committee board member Miki Matheson has high hopes that the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, which kick off Friday night, will be an event that showcases sporting excellence and deepens understanding about people with disabilities.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 5, 2022

Ukraine-born Oksana Masters wins first US gold of Beijing Winter Paralympics

Oksana Masters won the first US gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Paralympics on Saturday by taking first in the women’s biathlon sitting sprint

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2022

Winter Paralympics: Ukraine top opening day medal table while Great Britain win downhill bronze

Ukraine topped the medal table on the opening day of the Beijing Paralympics, claiming three golds.

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2022

Tait crashes out in Para sitting downhill

Australia's Winter Paralympics medal smoky Sam Tait had high hopes in the men's downhill sitting but crashed and didn't finish the race.

AAP · Mar 4, 2022