Triple Paralympic medallist Purdy announces retirement from snowboarding
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Three-times Paralympic medallist Amy Purdy of United States has announced her retirement from the sport after an outstanding 13-year professional career.
Three-times Paralympic medallist Amy Purdy of United States has announced her retirement from the sport after an outstanding 13-year professional career.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has been granted preferential status by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to take over the governance of Para Alpine skiing, Para cross-country skiing and Para snowboard.
China swept aside South Korea with a 4-0 victory at the National Indoor Stadium as they emerged as the top Asian nation in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing.
The United States and Canada are set for another gold-medal ice hockey showdown after scoring 22 goals between them in two one-sided semi-finals at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing.
Fresh from wining a first Paralympic gold medal, Austrian cross-country skier Carina Edlinger has paid tribute to her guide dog Riley, saying the success would not have been possible without the canine.
Sixteen-year-old Johannes Aigner claimed his second Winter Paralympic Games gold medal in a week with a tremendous second run in the men's vision impaired giant slalom.
Canada's Brian McKeever captured his 15th Winter Paralympic gold medal while Zheng Peng and Yang Hongqiong completed golden doubles to ensure more cross-country success for host nation China at Beijing 2022.
Viljo Pettersson-Dahl's Sweden were victorious twice in wheelchair curling today to move to the top of the standings, vanquishing Estonia and Britain at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.
Kendall Gretsch of the United States won a thrilling biathlon battle with compatriot Oksana Masters in the women's middle-distance sitting race at Beijing 2022, while Ukraine secured two podium sweeps in the women's standing and men's vision impaired.
Dutch Para Alpine skiiers in the sitting class are competing with a "custom-made belly area" following a project undertaken by researchers at the Delft University of Technology, with two medals yielded in the men's super combined competition.
Henrieta Farkašová, Arthur Bauchet and Jesper Pedersen all doubled their Para Alpine skiing gold medal tallies in the rearranged super combined competitions at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Brian McKeever won an incredible 14th Paralympic gold medal after easing to victory in the men's long-distance vision impaired cross-country race at Beijing 2022, while there was also a third gold medal of the Games for Japan courtesy of Taiki Kawayoke.
Wang Haitao's China got off the mark in their third match of the wheelchair curling tournament at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, beating Estonia after two difficult opening ties at the National Aquatics Centre.
Zheng Peng won China's first cross-country skiing medal in Paralympic history as he secured victory in the men's long-distance sitting race, while compatriot Yang Hongqiong finalised the double as she prevailed in the women's version.
Ukraine got their Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics campaign off to a flying start with three gold medals in the biathlon events.