PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Three women wearing Canada's red uniforms pose for a photo](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Canada%20Paralympic%20Committee%20-%20IWD%20Awards.jpg)
2024 IPC International Women’s Day Recognition Award winners revealed
Women serving the Americas Paralympic Committee, and the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Bahrain and Canada recognised by the Paralympic Movement as outstanding role models.
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World Cup 2024: Guo Lingling stamps dominance in Dubai
Chinese star breaks her own world record en route to another gold in UAE leading the way to her country's 13 triumphs out of 20 medal events; a total of 200 powerlifters from 32 nations were in action in the first World Cup of the season
![El Amin Chentouf celebrates with the Morocco flag](/sites/default/files/2024-02/El%20Amin%20Chentouf%20MAR%20Tokyo%202020%20Alex%20Davidson%3AGetty%20Images%202.jpg)
Record-breaker El Amin Chentouf relives golden era
Morocco’s two-time Paralympic marathon champion reflects on his glittering career so far
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Milano Cortina 2026: Pancalli wants Games to help promote diversity in Italy
The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, which open on 6 March 2026, will showcase 79 medal events across six sports
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IPC publish Neutral Paralympic Athletes regulations for the Paris 2024 Paralympics
NPA will compete as individuals in neutral uniforms under an NPA flag, and will not feature on the medals table or march in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies
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World Para Powerlifting mourns passing of Lt. Cdr. Kamaruzaman Kadir
Chairperson of the World Para Powerlifting Sport Technical Committee (STC) and President of the Malaysian Para Powerlifting Association, Kadir was instrumental to the development of the sport in Asia and worldwide in the last 20 years
![A male skier competes at Beijing 2022.](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Giacomo%20Bertagnolli%2C%20Italy%2C%20Beijing%202022-2.jpg)
Two years to go until Milano Cortina 2026: Bertagnolli on the “special” home Games
Italian Para alpine skier Giacomo Bertagnolli: “This is something super special for me and I want to arrive at Milano Cortina 2026 ready to do the best I can.”
![Para sprinter Martina Caironi laughing with the Italian flag wrapped round her](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Martina%20Caironi%20ITA%20Tokyo%202020%20Alex%20Pantling%20Getty%20Images%20.jpg)
Paris 2024: Martina Caironi’s words of wisdom
Italy’s Para athletics icon talks medals, memories and milestones ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
![A female sprinter and her male guide race. They are in front of a pack of athletes.](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Omara%20Durand%20at%20Paris%202023%20Para%20Athletics%20Worlds.jpg)
Paris 2024: Sleep, smiles and ice cream: A day in the life of Omara Durand
Cuba’s sprinting legend blends laughter and seriousness in her Paris 2024 preparation
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Paris 2024 unveils iconic Paralympic and Olympic posters
The Iconic Posters, created by Parisian illustrator Ugo Gattoni, were unveiled on 4 March 2024 at Musee d’Orsay