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![A male wheelchair tennis player swings his racquet during competition.](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Tokito%20Oda.jpg)
Japan’s wheelchair tennis sensation Tokito Oda is just getting started
Seventeen-year-old Oda became the youngest player to become world No. 1 in wheelchair tennis rankings after capturing his maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open. He is ready to continue his success at Wimbledon – and the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Eurovision star Sam Ryder hits the heights for Ottobock human empowerment campaign
New #IAmAMountain brand video features Paralympic athletes Bebe Vio, Alessandro Ossola, Johannes Floors, Heinrich Popow, Desiré Vila Bargiela, Tomomi Tozawa, and Ezra Frech
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Kuehne+Nagel named Official Logistics Partner to Manchester 2023 World Championships
As part of the partnership, Kuehne+Nagel will transport event equipment and complex infrastructure needed for this year's Para Swimming Worlds
![An underwater image of a female Para swimmer](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Yip%20Pin%20Xiu%20Underwater.jpg)
Manchester 2023: The winner mentality of Singapore's most decorated Paralympian
'Over the years, I’ve really learned how to manage the pressure,' Yip Pin Xiu says ahead of the Para Swimming World Championships
![Andrew Parsons, IPC President, makes a speech](/sites/default/files/2023-06/resized%20IPC%20President%20at%20UNESCO%202.jpg)
IPC President tells Sport Ministers that Para sport investment will improve society
IPC President Andrew Parsons spoke about the Paralympic Games and Para sport’s track record for driving inclusion in society at UNESCO’s 7th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VII) in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Czechia rejoices Moose Jaw success
Zelinka, who scored the Czech Republic’s game-winning goal against China, says the historic bronze was the reward of team effort
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Athlete representatives attend IPC Athletes’ Forum in Korea
More than 60 representatives from across the Paralympic Movement took part in discussions on a variety of topics, including the impact of Para sports, leadership, anti-doping and classification
![Mexican legend Amalia Perez displayed a powerful show to complete 128kg for the women's up to 61kg gold at Veracruz 2023, sending a strong warning to her rivals ahead of the World Championships in August.](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Amalia%20Perez2.jpg)
Hosts power through at Veracruz 2023 World Cup
Paralympic stars Perez and Barcenas clinch gold to put Mexico on top, Cuban Cisneros impresses on international debut in final stop before Worlds
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Brabners announced as Official Legal Partner to Manchester 2023 World Championships
Partnership to build on leading independent law firm's commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
![A male athlete serving in a badminton match](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Wojtek%20Czyz%20Para%20badminton.jpg)
Paralympic champion Czyz sets sights on Paris 2024 in Para badminton
Wojtek Czyz, a former sprinter and long jumper, took up Para badminton only a few years ago. Now, he is on a mission to qualify for Paris 2024, his fourth Paralympic Games, in the new sport
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Harder Than You Think and P&G Studios announce new film to coincide with Paris 2024
● Harder Than You Think and P&G Studios announce the next chapter in the Rising Phoenix story – a documentary feature film due for global release in summer 2024
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Manchester Metropolitan University named Manchester 2023 Official Partner
Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport to use the partnership to amplify its research work and heritage in the sport
![a female powerlifter holds up her gold medal](/sites/default/files/images/180327104649357_Amalia%2BPerez%2BMexico%2Bmedal.jpg)
Mighty Mexicans set to entertain the crowd at the Veracruz World Cup
Paralympic and World Championships medallists in search of gold on home soil at the second World Cup of the year
![About 20 wheelchair basketball players and officials celebrate after winning the gold medal.](/sites/default/files/2023-06/USA%20wheelchair%20bb.jpg)
USA win men's title at Wheelchair Basketball Worlds, Netherlands defend women’s title
Team USA defeated Great Britain 67-66 to claim their seventh title, while the Netherlands won the women’s tournament after beating China 57-34
![A man wearing a blue suit presents a medal to a female athlete.](/sites/default/files/2023-06/IPC%20President%20at%20Special%20Olympics%201.jpg)
IPC President attends Special Olympics
IPC President Andrew Parsons said, "The purpose of the visit was to learn more about the Special Olympics and identify where we can potentially work together to complement each other’s activities in the future as we aim to make an inclusive world for all."
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Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships announce eo as official partner
The technology brand supports swimmers by collecting unique data to measure and quantify the force of their hands and their orientation whilst they swim
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IPC CEO Peters discusses the power of the Paralympic Movement on new Podcast episode
Mike Peters, a two-time Paralympian and CEO of the organisation, said, “The sense of strength, vision and hope that persons with disabilities give society is instructive.”
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Du Preez eyes glory at another Paralympic Games after realising childhood dream
Nicolas Pieter Du Preez won the Para cycling men’s time trial H1 race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Next year, the South African athlete hopes to capture the spotlight in front of his wife and son at Paris 2024
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Paris 23 Worlds: Fleur Jong’s journey to greatness only just starting
Dutch Paralympic champion and world record holder heading to French capital in search of her first world title
Manchester proposed as location for Para athletics and Para swimming governing bodies
IPC appoints UK Sport and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) as preferred partners to assist with the transfer of governance of the two sports