PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Logo of the Benin Paralympic Committee.](/sites/default/files/images/160819083116651_Benin%2BEmblem2.jpg)
NPC Benin Secretary General passes away
Paralympic Movement mourns the loss of Ferdinand Adechi
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2018 Wheelchair Rugby Worlds seedings revealed
The draws for August’s IWRF World Championships will be held on 27 April
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Tokyo 2020 qualification process for taekwondo
Learn how Para taekwondo athletes can qualify for their sport’s Paralympic debut
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Madison De Rozario surprises herself with win in London
Australian takes her first victory in the marathon and Weir clinches eight title
![The Chinese wheelchair curling team won the country´s first Winter Paralympic gold in PyeongChang](/sites/default/files/images/180423101456996_China%2BWC.jpg)
Chinese wheelchair curling team named Team of the Month
They defeat Norway in the final to claim China’s first Winter Paralympic title
![The groups for the Madrid 2018 World Championships were drawn in the Spaniard capital city on 23 April](/sites/default/files/images/180423131131866_Worlds%2Bdraw.jpg)
Madrid 2018: World Championships drawn
‘Group of Death’ made up of Argentina, France, Colombia and Iran
![Portrait of man in wheelchair](/sites/default/files/images/180423132252719_ryan%2Bcockbill.jpg)
Cheongju 2018: Cockbill focuses on finals first
Experience keeps British shooter focused at World Champs in South Korea
![Silvania Costa de Oliveira of Brazil competes in Women's Long Jump](/sites/default/files/images/160916183857561_GettyImages-606181904.jpg)
First competition for Silvania Costa de Oliveira as mother
Brazilian Paralympic champion ready for Sao Paulo Grand Prix
![Man in wheelchair with Irish flag around him and his family](/sites/default/files/images/180420151644305_colin%2Bjudge.jpg)
Colin Judge draws on London 2012 inspiration
Irish table tennis player was a surprise European champion last year and now a contender for 2018 Worlds
![#TeamAgitos at PyeongChang2018 - Cristian Ribera](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/wdW53VHTuys6w5xtSNtjm2Sbxp1BeEaSWLj9-V8adB0.jpg?itok=3b-sTnHZ)
PyeongChang 2018: My Games Experience – The athlete
The Games’ youngest Paralympian Cristian Ribera reflects