PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![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
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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.”