PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Brazilian football 5-a-side player Jardiel Vieira Soares celebrates his first Paralympic goal against France](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/Jardiel3.jpg?itok=X7RuwqpT)
Golden Paralympic debut for Brazil’s Jardiel Vieira Soares
The 25-year-old wingers’ successful Games exudes confidence in Brazil’s next generation of football 5-a-side wonderkids
![Two Para ice hockey players on sleds battling to get the puck](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/32812491917_edd68878f0_o.jpg?itok=Lp33uP7y)
Ostersund 2021: B-Pool kicks off with everything at stake
Round-robin event takes place from 17-22 September with top three finishers advancing to the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Qualification Tournament
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Takeaways from Para archery
From returning champions to unexpected results, archery was full of storylines in Tokyo
![Para ice hockey players making a circle around the goalkeeper before the game](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/40764919243_7b932bf254_o.jpg?itok=8xG6dGMn)
Ostersund 2021: Get to know Sweden
Sweden will rely on its advantage as the host nation of the tournament to keep its Paralympic Winter Games hopes alive
![LA28 CEO Kathy Carter speaking to an audience](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/Kathy-Carter.jpg?itok=HS2CMtoY)
LA28 appoints Kathy Carter as Chief Executive Officer
Carter to lead successful planning and execution of 2028 Paralympic and Olympic Games
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Ostersund 2021: Get to know Japan
Japan has been rebuilding its national programme over the last decade bouncing between the A-Pool and B-Pool
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De Groot, Alcott complete Golden Slam at US Open
Paralympic champions carry over momentum from Tokyo 2020 into US Open
![A Para ice hockey player celebrates scoring a goal with a smile on his face](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/China%20B-Pool%20Worlds_Berlin%202019.jpg?itok=IH7LpOYp)
Ostersund 2021: Get to know China
All the information you need to follow the Chinese team during the B-Pool World Championships that kicks off this week
![Paige Greco of Australia celebrates as she wins the gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/1800913.jpg?h=ae18daae&itok=blubMX6i)
Australia, New Zealand keep Oceania in limelight at Tokyo
The two countries from Down Under amass 92 medals in total
![A young woman in the uniform of India posing with a gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/GettyImages-1337169920.jpg?itok=P-O8nO-T)
India shower Paralympic athletes with jobs, cash rewards
'This success will go a long way. It is like India has arrived on the big stage. The boost that Para sport and Para athletes will now receive will be phenomenal'
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Ostersund 2021: Get to know Germany
Germany has medaled in two out of three of its World Championship B-Pool appearances and it will look to continue that streak in Ostersund
![Peruvian judoka Fred Villalobos Corrales in action at Tokyo 2020 against Cuban opponent](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/Fred-Villalobos.jpg?h=dcad78cd&itok=xGGZqnwW)
Tokyo 2020 only first step to spreading judo message in Peru
Fred Villalobos Corrales planning to go from strength to strength
![Bethany Zummo dives and reaches for a ball](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/beth%20zumo.jpg?itok=gvWWFK7E)
Crochet and ice aides USA’s Bethany Zummo’s mental health
'Crocheting helps because it allows me to do something with my hands, it keeps me in the present'
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Lillehammer 2021: Arendz and Ulset with a shared mission
World champion Carina Edlinger interviews Canadian and Norwegian skiers about their long-time friendship and common goals for the future of the sport
![THE SMILE SAYS IT ALL: Holly Robinson of Team New Zealand poses with her gold medal after she competes in the women's javelin - F46 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/Holly%20Robinson%202.jpg?h=2bc4dd6b&itok=_gAcQ701)
Fans vote Holly Robinson as winner of The Visa Award
The Paralympic gold medallist from New Zealand was awarded the prize for the way she included competition officials after her victory celebrations
![A short stature woman with her gold medal in front of a wall with the Paralympic Agitos](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/GettyImages-603563966.jpg?h=9f41d6ff&itok=UXgU8uN6)
Ellie Simmonds confirms retirement from the pool
Five-time Paralympic champion and nine-time world champion, British Para swimming legend inspired a generation of young athletes in her country
![Ritah Asiimwe plays a backhand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/1804819.jpg?h=fbadb82f&itok=UA8LfkOb)
Uganda's Ritah Asiimwe retrains body and mind
Just like learning how to write again, Asiimwe had to re-learn how to play sports, and it has paid off in her Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020
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Deadline near for first consultation phase of 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code
'All feedback received will be reviewed and analysed by the Code Drafting Team over the coming weeks and months ahead of the second phase of consultation next year'
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Ostersund 2021: Get to know Poland
Polish Para ice hockey team will aim to finish on the podium for only the second time in its history at the World Championships B-Pool