PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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France's wheelchair rugby captain Hivernat eyes spotlight at home Paralympic Games
Jonathan Hivernat led France to the top of the podium at the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship in Cardiff and is looking to accomplish much more with his team in 2024
![Double Paralympic medallist Ugo Didier (S9) hopes to improve his personal best timings in the 200m medley, 100m backstroke, and 400m freestyle events at the home World Series.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Ugo%20Didier%201.jpg?itok=L0kFPAk6)
France welcomes World Series for first time as final test before Manchester 2023
Extra motivation for 144 para swimmers from 29 nations in the three-day meet in Limoges as deadline for MQS performances for the Worlds closes soon
![A man with a hat competing in a pistol shooting event in a shooting range](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-09/51423488444_a23bbc9023_c.jpg?h=8abbd842&itok=ew0Gy8xd)
Changwon 2023: World's best return to action in South Korea
World Cup 2023 kicks off in Asia with the best of India, China's return to international stage and the hosts trying to replicate last year's success
![A female wheelchair racer celebrating ahead of two other racers](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/GettyImages-1337797296.jpg?itok=yWhcxwOl)
Nottwil to provide perfect GP season’s curtain raiser
Home and international stars eye world records as 2023 GP wraps up in Switzerland from 25 to 27 May
![Tyler McGregor of Team Canada controls the puck](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/GettyImages-1384123319%20%281%29.jpg?h=064f79c1&itok=cx_W7tS1)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Canada
The nation will play host to the World Championships for the first time in history
![The USA Para ice hockey national team celebrating on ice](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/GettyImages-1384726176.jpg?itok=1IuU8QHU)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know USA
Ranked number 1 in the world, the United States will be aiming at a sixth world title on Canadian ice
![Korea's best ever finish at the World Championships has been the silver medal at the 2012 edition before the two bronze medals at 2017 and 2019 editions.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Korea.jpg?h=f7965785&itok=-rntuSk9)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Korea
Under a new head coach Kim Tae-ho and with the return of their star forward Seung-Hwan Jung, Korea will hope to return to Worlds podium since 2019
![A collaged photo of a female athlete competing at the Atlanta 1996 Games and leading the US delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Aimee%20Mullins%2C%201996%20and%202012%20Games.jpg?h=0b5076fa&itok=t01rdrlh)
Aimee Mullins: from Atlanta 1996 prosthetics pioneer to star in Stranger Things
Trailblazing double-amputee reflects on pursuing her dreams and making the multi-award-winning Netflix show
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Markus Rehm sets new world record in L'Hospitalet
German Paralympic champion improves in 2 centimetres his own mark at the traditional international meeting near Barcelona
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Singapore’s history-maker Nurulasyiqah Taha reflects on 20-year boccia journey
Nurulasyiqah Mohammad Taha became the first boccia athlete from Singapore to compete at the Paralympic Games. Now she is looking to accomplish much more
![Czechia will face Korea in the opening game of the tournament, a match many are billing as a potential bronze-medal contest.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Czechia.jpg?itok=ze9XFtDv)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Czechia
On the verge of a Paralympic and World Championship podium for the last half of a decade, Czechia will be in search of first medal in Moose Jaw
![A group of Norwegian Para ice hockey players on ice](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/GettyImages-932808386.jpg?itok=ATHmWTF8)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Norway
With a new head coach, Nordic team is looking to re-establish itself after failing to make the Paralympic Winter Games last year
![An aerial view of a Para ice hockey team celebrating in front of the goal on an ice rink](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-11/China%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=RBhs9FQ5)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know China
Was the bronze medal at the Winter Games a one-and-done, or will the Chinese come with an even stronger and more improved team to their A-Pool debut?
![Three male athletes on wheelchairs posing for a photo with medals.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Piotr%20Kosewicz%20Poland%20Tokyo%202020.jpg?h=a375be57&itok=34aF7Zc-)
Poland’s Paralympic discus champion Kosewicz thanks winter skills for summer success
Piotr Kosewicz, who won the men's discus throw F52 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says Para biathlon and discus throwing have 'a lot in common'
![Familiar faces grabbed the headlines with big performances on the continent where the next World Para Athletics Championships will be held.in July.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Jesolo%202023.jpg?h=7769601a&itok=bpdCoDNz)
European stars live up to the hype in Jesolo
Top stars including Rehm, Johannes and Durand stamp dominance as competition gets intense moving closer to Paris 2023 World Championships
![Moose Jaw 2023 Interior Arena](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-04/Interior%20Arena.jpg?h=dd6e8209&itok=fHBPgRB-)
Media accreditation open for World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool
Accreditation deadline is 26 May, World Para Ice Hockey A-Pool Worlds will take place in Moose Jaw, Canada from 28 May to 4 June this year
![Three German Para ice hockey players on ice](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/51499110231_75a4ff479e_c.jpg?itok=YjmyA7y_)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Germany
Europeans aiming at going beyond their highest finish at the World Championships A-Pool, the fifth place in 2008
![The Citi Para Swimming World Series Berlin 2023 gave ample of proof of the level of competition and swimmers' form ahead of the all-important Worlds.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Berlin.jpg?itok=NW-VTY5W)
World records galore as Berlin World Series sets the tone for Manchester 2023
Paralympic stars including Italy's Simone Barlaam produce amazing show as 19 world records* were broken in the four-day competition
![Two male Para ice hockey players competing on ice](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/GettyImages-929950686.jpg?h=9450e3e6&itok=2fYJCs4j)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Italy
The host of the next Winter Paralympics has never finished higher than fifth or lower than seventh at the World Championships
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Meet Hungary’s Paralympic champion Ekler, the university teacher boosting Para sports
Luca Ekler, who won the women’s long jump T38 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says finding Para athletics was ‘a dream come true’