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World Championships legacy lives on in Bonn
'There is nothing more beautiful than impacting people and help them discover the abilities they have hidden inside,' says Erik Machens
![A teenage girl holding a cane and a gold medal while posing for a photo](/sites/default/files/2020-09/WPSFinalsFri5039.jpg)
Anastasia Pagonis teaching lessons through fun
USA swimmer uses social media to educate about life being blind: 'We can do the same as anyone else, it’s just that we may have to do things differently'
![Greg Polychronidis podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/qV_cYElPKmuE1wHZDhcZdyYWK8H68HkJDB0h1VNKLnc.jpg?itok=M6aKpcel)
Greg Polychronidis speaks his heart out on overcoming setbacks
'The most important is to find your mistake in order to become stronger and not make the same mistakes'
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Report reveals Channel 4 revolutionising disability broadcast landscape
British Paralympic rights holder to build off ground-breaking impact from London 2012
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World Para Powerlifting launches Webinar Series
Online courses to be hosted by world-leading experts in different languages across a wide range of topics
![British male wheelchair tennis player smiles holding trophy](/sites/default/files/2020-09/alfie-hewett-us-open.jpg)
Wheelchair tennis action returns at US Open
First Grand Slam takes place in Flushing Meadows since the Australian Open in late January
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Ryley Batt pays homage to grandfather in Netflix’s Rising Phoenix
Australian wheelchair rugby superstar opens up about Pops' impact on him in film
![Male Japanese wheelchair rugby player holding a ball](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Seiya_Norimatsu_Cherie_Harris_IWRF.jpg)
With renewed expectations Japan’s Seiya Norimatsu looks to Tokyo
“Who would imagine myself to be on the Tokyo Paralympic stage?”
Wheelchair basketball athletes invited for global discussion on player engagement
"We are creating an exciting space for all wheelchair basketball athletes to feel valued, heard and respected"
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World Championships return to Ostrava in 2021
Top five finishers in Czech Republic automatically qualify for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
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Sprinter and hip-hop artist Timothee Adolphe preaches positivity
French Para athlete releases new single "La Banane"
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Athletes in numbers: Jonas Jacobsson
Swedish athlete is the most successful shooter in Paralympic Games' history
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the line on a blue track](/sites/default/files/2020-09/1270672677.jpg)
World champions back to competition mode
Hannah Cockroft, Brent Lakatos and Maya Nakanishi shine at National Championships in Great Britain and Japan
Angelica Bernal stays busy ahead of US Open
Colombian wheelchair tennis player lives her life with a view on the long-term, already planning the career she wants beyond sports
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IPC mourns Elisabeth Dendy’s passing
Paralympic Order recipient played a pioneer role in the Paralympic Movement
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Musical fiesta brings curtains down on IPC’s 1YTG campaign
Sport lovers were treated to two weeks of online extravaganza with their stars
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Erica Gavel: 'It will be the best Games ever'
The Canadian athlete juggles a high performance career in wheelchair basketball, PhD studies plus a goal to help her team recapture their crown at Tokyo 2020
Paralympians lift schoolchildren’s spirits during I’mPOSSIBLE video calls
Schools in Australia and Japan continue IPC’s education programme through testing times
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Art and Para sport: a perfect match
'The picture of my fiancé is definitely my most important,' Stefanie Herrmann recalls the artwork that changed her destiny
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Tatyana McFadden speaks on power of inclusion and campaigning for change
"I had to fight to be allowed to train. I was denied the right to run alongside other athletes and I thought 'this is not how it should be'.”