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Tests revealed Paralympics GB’s Melrose had a torn rotator cuff

The Winter Paralympics in Beijing have reached the midway point with almost 600 athletes from 46 delegations competing. Sunday's closing ceremony will end a long run of sports in the Chinese capital. The Winter Olympics began Feb. 4 and closed Feb. 20.

Just seven Australians have earned berths at both a Winter and Summer Paralympics, but while being adaptable is difficult it's not impossible.

There are only a few women in Australia's Winter Paralympics team in Beijing, but they are making sure they stand out in the snow.

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.

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - It was a bittersweet day for Ukraine at the Winter Paralympics with nine medals and a clean sweep of two biathlon events Tuesday -- just as one athlete learned her father had been taken prisoner by Russian troops.

Yanqing (China) (AFP) - When nearly blind teenager Neil Simpson hurtles 100 kilometres (60 miles) an hour down the ski slopes at the Winter Paralympics he knows he is in safe hands -- his older brother Andrew is navigating. 

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,…

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.

Beijing (AFP) - A hat-trick of gold medals propelled Canada from sixth to third in the Beijing Winter Paralympics' medal table on Monday, as hosts China extended their streak of success.

Beijing (AFP) - As he lined up for his gold-medal winning race at his debut Winter Paralympics in Beijing, Canadian snowboarder Tyler Turner pretended he was going for a skydive.