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New dates announced for Singapore 2025 World Championships
First edition to be held in Asia will take place from 21 to 27 September 2025 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre within the Singapore Sports Hub

Paris 2024: Competition schedule for wheelchair basketball announced
The first wheelchair basketball match at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be an all-European affair, with Great Britain taking on Germany in the men’s Group A match on 29 August at 10:30 CEST

Paris 2024 reveals sports equipment for the Paralympic and Olympic Games
Paris 2024 revealed sports equipment and facilities that will be used in competition and training during the Paris 2024 Paralympic and Olympic Games

Amy Truesdale: "My biggest goal is to become Paralympic champion at Paris 2024"
Para taekwondo star Amy Truesdale has been named to Great Britain's squad for the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Skien, Norway to host this year’s Women’s World Challenge
Third edition to be held in Europe for the first time from 25-28 October featuring defending champions United States, Canada, Great Britain and Team World

World Cup 2024: Focus on qualification in final meet ahead of Paris
Strong competition on card with 313 athletes from 66 nations attempting for one last time to gain Paralympic ranking this week in Tbilisi, Georgia

Ones to Watch in Para taekwondo
The 10 Para taekwondo athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in Paris

Jessica Garcia Quijano hopes to add Paralympic gold medal to world title
"I have had a dream since I was little, which was to attend the Paralympics. Now (I want to) go for that goal which is to obtain a good result.," Mexico's Para taekwondo athlete Jessica Garcia Quijano says.

Naimova sees 'no obstacle' to repeating Tokyo triumph at Paris 2024
"Para Taekwondo has become the meaning of my life and has shaped who I am today," says Uzbekistan’s Paralympic champion Guljonoy Naimova

Introduction to Para taekwondo
Para taekwondo made its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020. There will be up to 120 athletes competing in the sport at Paris 2024

Grand Prix series comes to an end with huge results in Paris
Top stars including Jong, Debrunner, Haddaoui and Bayekula impress with world records in the final meet before Paralympics

Ones to watch in Para table tennis
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics open in France on 28 August

Russian Para swimmer accepts two-year ban for anti-doping rule violations
Historical matter arising from the Russian state-sponsored doping scheme resolved by agreement between the IPC and athlete Aleksey Lyzhikhin

Joo targeting second Para table tennis gold
Having only picked up a paddle competitively at the age of 40, Republic of Korea's Young Dae Joo is targeting a second Paralympic gold medal at 51 years old. And he is also aiming to compete at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

Opportunities available to host 2025-2027 tournaments
The list of events includes the 2027 World Championships A-Pool, the 2026 and 2027 Women’s World Championships and the 2025 Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament. among others

France Télévisions to offer continuous 24-hour coverage during Paris 2024 Paralympics
France Télévisions will provide continuous 24 hours a day coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, ensuring the French public do not miss a moment of the event

2030 and 2034 Paralympic Winter Games hosts to be decided in July
The IOC Executive Board recommends French Alps 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 to the IOC session for election as hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

LA28 proposes Para Climbing for the 2028 Paralympic sport programme
LA28 becomes the first organising committee in Games history to propose additional sports for both the Olympic and Paralympic Sport Programmes

Paralympic champion Stephen Miller announces retirement
Three-time Paralympic gold medallist looks back at three decades in Para athletics and the work of SMILE Through Sport, an organisation founded by him dedicated to ensuring persons with disabilities the opportunities to take part in sports

Grand Prix 2024: Athletes get ready for final meet in Paris ahead of Paralympics
A total of 389 athletes from over 50 nations line up in the pre-Paralympic event, with some of the biggest stars in Para Athletics from Great Britain, USA, Morocco and Switzerland to be in action at Charlety Stadium