PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC ranked sixth most creative brand in the WARC Rankings 2023
Marketing industry leaders recognise the International Paralympic Committee's successful campaigns and record digital growth
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Meet the female athletes and trailblazers making the fashion industry more inclusive
Para athletes like Robyn Lambird, Frances Rivera and Kanya Sesser are embracing their bodies and leading the revolution to make the fashion industry more inclusive for people with disabilities
![Italian Paralympic star Simone Barlaam will lead the local challenge that will have a 65-strong team at the second leg of Citi Para Swimming World Series.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Simone%20Barlaam.jpg)
Barlaam celebrates World Series' return to 'magical' Lignano
Paralympic stars in limelight as season’s second leg of World series set to witness 292 athletes from 43 nations over four days of action
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Loughborough to start research to increase female participation in wheelchair rugby
Loughborough University in Great Britain is set to conduct a research project to evaluate the current competition rule, with the first findings of the study to be published towards the end of the third quarter of 2023
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World Para Ice Hockey receives IPC International Women's Day Recognition award
Announcement follows landmark year in the development of the sport among female athletes, coaches, and officials with the first Women's World Challenge
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Nigeria's Coach Pat receives IPC International Women's Day Recognition award
Patience Igbiti has been a key driver pushing women’s inclusion in the sport in Africa and internationally for over 30 years
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2023 IPC International Women’s Day Recognition awards winners revealed
Women from Nigeria, Malta, Malawi, and World Para Ice Hockey recognised for serving as positive role models
![A female coach stands on the snow, next to a male staff and a sign that reads "Morzine Avoriaz"](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Saori%20Ishii%2C%20Japan%20Alpine%20skiing%20coach.jpg)
Japan’s Ishii embracing her role as pioneer for female coaches in Para alpine skiing
Saori Ishii led Japan’s medal haul in Para alpine skiing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games as the team’s head coach. Since October 2022, she has served as the chairperson of the team, drafting mid- and long-term development strategies
![A female athlete in an Estonian T-shirt lifts two dumbbells in a gym as an older woman spots her from behind.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Jelena%20Pipper%20Nelli%20Rjumina%20gym%20Estonia.jpg)
Mother-daughter Para powerlifting duo show strength of women to rise above challenges
Jelena Pipper and her mother Nelli Rjumina are the faces of Estonian Para powerlifting and the main forces driving the sport forward for women in the Baltic states
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The heat is on in Marrakech for the third Grand Prix of 2023
A 70-strong Chinese contingent aim to build on Dubai success in Morocco; France set eyes on ideal World Championships preparation