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French team entering Olympic Stadium for Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024

Paralympic Day host Jeremiasz sees value of historic celebration beyond Paris 2024

To be held on Saturday, 8 October, Paralympic Day will feature entertainment, motivational speeches, and opportunities for visitors to try out Para sports and meet more than 150 athletes

Retired coach Massimo Da Rin has guided Italy the team to five Paralympic appearances, two top-five finishes at the World Championships, and a European title in 2011.

Milano Cortina 2026

Da Rin retires as Italy head coach after 17 years, Babey takes over Norway

Mirko Bianchi to lead host nation at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics; Ken Babey leaves Canada following seven years in charge of national team

Commonwealth Games

Sport programme for 2026 Commonwealth Games to feature nine Para sports

Para swimming, Para athletics, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, Para track cycling, Para lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, shooting Para sport, Para table tennis and Para triathlon will be featured at Victoria 2026, with Para disciplines in golf, coastal rowing and road race cycling also vying for inclusion

Three male athletes in wheelchairs, with one carrying a red and white ball, play at a venue packed with spectators.

Wheelchair Rugby

Squads announced for 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship

12 of the 13 top ranked teams in the world are bringing a total of 139 players including most of the top names in the sport to Vejle, Denmark

The entrance of an aquatics centre with the Bienvenidos message in front of the doors

Swimming

Stage set for 2022 season finale as Mexico hosts World Series for first time

Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Tijuana welcomes nearly 230 athletes from 16 countries from Thursday to Sunday this week

USA players celebrate their triumph in Ostrava as they beat Canada in the final of the International Para Hockey Cup.

Para Ice Hockey

USA stamp dominance in Ostrava

Paralympic champions outplay arch-rivals Canada 4-0 for gold at International Para Hockey Cup while Sweden claim Nordic Challenge title

A woman and a man in racing wheelchair racers in front of the finish line of the London Marathon

Athletics

Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner do it again at London Marathon

Swiss pair triumph in the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the British capital to replicate their victories seven days earlier in Berlin

Medallists at the Lonato 2022 give a thumbs up to the organisers on a successful first ever Para Trap European Championships.

Shooting

Golden delight for Oreste, Nanni at Lonato 2022

Italian stars claim individual and team titles to help hosts end on top with four gold medals at the first ever European Championships

IPC President Andrew Parsons speaks in front of many participants at an international summit

IPC

IPC President Parsons signs declaration on inclusion of sport at Vatican

The declaration was signed at the conclusion of a two-day international summit at the Vatican

A heavyweight powerlifter prepares to make a lift with the audience watching on.

Tbilisi 2022 Europe Open Championships

Hosts Georgia celebrate first ever European title on final days at Tbilisi 2022

Akaki Jintcharadze hoists 228kg to win the title in the men’s over 107kg, while Poland’s Marzena Zieba sets European record among the female heavyweights

Wethe15 emblem lights up on the stage floor.

IPC

WeThe15 picks up second award in 48 hours

Human rights movement picked up accolade at Creative Moment Awards

LA28

Delta and LA28 unveil co-created emblem for first-ever partner integration

Integrated emblem is the first in Olympic and Paralympic Movement history

White lab coats hang on the wall in an anti-doping laboratory.

WADA

WADA publishes 2023 Prohibited List

The World Anti-Doping Agency calls on athletes, entourage and all stakeholders to note major modification concerning tramadol that is to take effect in 2024

A graphic mockup of what Place de la Bastille will look like on Paralympic Day.

Paris 2024

Paralympic Day in Paris to feature exciting sport programmes and 100 athletes

Paralympic Day on 8 October will be an opportunity for visitors to try about 15 Para sports and meet many accomplished athletes, including long jumpers Markus Rehm and Stelios Malakopoulos

A man and a woman hold a trophy in front of a screen with the words "Inclusion Winner WeThe15 Campaign"

IPC

WeThe15 named best inclusion campaign at 2022 Leaders Sports Awards

The campaign won the Inclusion Award on 27 September for making a difference in sport and beyond

Man shoots a shotgun during a competition

Shooting

Lonato set to add another slice of history

Top Para Trap shooters including world champions Francesco Nespeca, Vesa Jarvinen and Ignacio Javier Oloriz to compete in the first ever Euros

A female powerlifter raises her hands and yells in celebration while seated on a bench.

Tbilisi 2022 Europe Open Championships

Turkey rises to the top as records continue to tumble at Tbilisi 2022

Italy's Donato Telesco loses and regains his European record in a matter of minutes during a dramatic men's up to 80kg final

Rowing

World Rowing Championships showcase tough competition expected at Paris 2024

Norway's Birgit Skarstein won the PR1 women’s single sculls while Ukraine’s Roman Polianskyi topped the men's event at the 2022 World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic