In 2018 the number of persons with disabilities in employment was 49 per cent higher than it was in 2009 when Rio won the right to stage the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Rio 2016 featured 22 ...

It is a springboard for the L.A. 2028 Paralympic Games, which many believe will be a watershed moment to change people’s attitudes toward disability in the United States. Advertisement “Twenty ...

The ongoing efforts by the Guiyang Disabled Persons' Federation illustrate a strong commitment to promoting sports accessibility among disabled individuals. By providing a structured selection process ...

The 2025 National Paralympic Games and the 9th Special Olympics are fast approaching, signaling a remarkable opportunity for disabled athletes in Guiyang and Gui'an ...

Disability Sport Wales is running a campaign ... that tie in with big sporting events like the summer and winter Paralympic Games. You can also read A teacher’s guide to Super Movers for Every ...

David Ebong, Uganda’s Paralympic icon, has called on parents to encourage their children with disabilities to participate ... event at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, made the ...

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is delighted to announce the reappointment of Jane Stevens as Chef de Mission to lead the NZ Paralympic Team at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.

Payal Nag, a 17-year-old para archer from Odisha, lost all four limbs in a tragic electrocution accident at the age of five.

Of the cash payouts given to the athletes, the SNPC will retain 15 per cent while the Singapore Disability ... successful Paralympics ever for Singapore.” With the Paris Games done and dusted ...

URUMQI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The alpine skiing event of China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities & the ... medals at the Beijing Winter Paralympics. "For every athlete, just ...

also served as Chef de Mission at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Wanaka-based Stevens has been an inspirational presence in disability snow sports for more than 35 years, fulfilling a ...