PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![wheelchair tennis player Daniel Caverzaschi](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Daniel%20Caverzaschi_Action%20Shot1.jpg)
Twenty Paralympic and Olympic athletes earned awards for community impact
Ahead of Paris 2024, 20 athletes received $24,000 USD grants for their charities to further their work
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Simone Barlaam wins PARA SPORT Awards
Italian Para swimmer named Best Male Summer Sports Athlete for his achievements in the 2022 season, including the World Championships in Madeira
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Paralympic family grows to 208 as IPC welcomes five new members
NPCs of Bangladesh and Kosovo, IFs of FIS and IBU ratified as new members, while Saudi Arabia now an integrated NOC-NPC
![Indian shooting Para sport athleteManish Narwal in action](/sites/default/files/2021-09/shooting-India1.jpeg)
Lima 2023: Manish Narwal adds world title to Paralympic glory
'I have really enjoyed my time in Lima. It has been a very happy time for India,' says athlete following his pistol P1 gold on Wednesday
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Declan Farmer and Team USA among first PARA SPORT Awards winners
Team and player awarded for Beijing 2022 success at ceremony to celebrate those who contributed to strengthening the impact of Para sports worldwide
![Para Sport Award 2023 winners in Bahrain](/sites/default/files/2023-09/DSC06249.jpg)
Winners of the first-ever PARA SPORT Awards announced
New Zealand’s Nicole Murray and Italy’s Simone Barlaam are among the 10 winners of the inaugural PARA SPORT Awards
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Astana 2023: Competition schedule released for World Championships B-Pool
None of the six participant teams has ever won the tournament, top two finishers will be promoted to the 2024 A-Pool Worlds
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Lima 2023: Italy sweep the board on day five
Italian athletes dominate all Para trap events in Peru adding another World Championships gold to the count with a triumph in the R11 – mixed team
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Paralympic Day: Paris' Place de la République awaits thousands of fans on 8 October
The second edition of Paralympic Day will include performances in 14 Para sports and the presence of a vast list of Paralympians
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World Para Athletics launches Classification Rules and Regulations review process
WPA community invited to submit recommendations and proposed amendments on a survey (link below) no later than 24 November