PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paralympians to earn equal payouts as Olympians in the USA
USOC to increase Operation Gold Awards for Paralympics by as much as 400 per cent
![Kitakyushu 2018 | Siamand Rahman wins the men´s over 107kg](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/K-pIzPti4aSXTHATTMoobS0w7wINhPQIge7icJI369s.jpg?itok=yrJW3GcN)
Kitakyushu 2018: Siamand Rahman named Best Powerlifter
Iranian wins social media vote after Asia-Oceania title triumph
![Italian female wheelchair fencer takes off her mask after a win](/sites/default/files/images/180924143706811_bebe-vio.jpg)
Terni 2018: Bebe Vio celebrates trio
Italian sensation wins third European title
![Paralympic Sport A-Z: Goalball](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/fJfvYUDgNXgt5dfA9MzQkH9zDG3hyoLKypImepX6lns.jpg?itok=dmXl2iMo)
Indonesia 2018: Spotlight on goalball
China and Japan the favourites to medal at Asian Para Games
![Man and boy with an impairment in the left arm](/sites/default/files/images/180924164601341_Petrucio%2BFerreira%2Band%2BRian%2BMendes%2B-%2BParalympic%2BFestival.jpeg)
Brazil hosts Para sport Festival for 7,000 children
Rio 2016 champion Petrucio Ferreira meets young runner in Joao Pessoa
![Japanese woman rides a horse as it dances around arena](/sites/default/files/images/180923132803761_Tomoko-Nakamura.jpg)
Tryon 2018: Japan and Dutch reasons to dance
Freestyle competition concludes historic finish at Worlds
![2018 World Equestrian Games - Team test highlights part II](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/e4AID3QYErSjyr1HyvOSYFPisDSQXOxaANH7JxwR9-8.jpg?itok=7wW-IfXA)
Tryon 2018: Netherlands’ team triumph
British overthrown in event for first time during thrilling two days
![Man swimming with a cap showing the Japanese flag](/sites/default/files/images/180922114501601_GettyImages-Keiichi%2BKimura.jpg)
Paralympic champions in action in Japan
More than 40 international swimmers join National Games in Yokohama
![Woman kisses her medal](/sites/default/files/images/180922113146709_Alana-Maldonado.jpg)
Odivelas 2018: Alana Maldonado targets gold
Brazilian judoka aims to add Worlds medal to Paralympic silver
![Aerial view of a shooting centre in France](/sites/default/files/images/180922125358366_CNTS-5.jpg)
Chateauroux 2018: Worlds medallists back in action
France hosts first major shooting competition since Cheongju