PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Home favourite Taliso Engel was only 17 years old when he became world champion in London 2019 and repeated the feat at the Madeira 2022 Worlds.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Taliso%20Engel%20-%20Germany%20.jpg)
World Series lands in Berlin with record number of participants
Headlined by Paralympic and world stars including local star Engel, the Berlin 2023 will have biggest field of 420 athletes from 51 nations in the World Series
![🏆 Catherine Debrunner wins 2023 Laureus Award | Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/uGWYTa0rlpIanlgWokDAlwLwij3glXbPXvAe1Jk4BTk.jpg?itok=C82vy9Ek)
Swiss wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner wins 2023 Laureus Award
Debrunner wins her first Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award for her successful 2022 season
![Graphic showing the Manchester 2023 and ISB logos](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Official%20partner%20no%20ISB%20logo%20%2B%20old%20WCH%20logo.png)
Manchester 2023: ISB appointed World Championships Host Broadcaster
Announcement follows up on the successful partnership at last year's Para Swimming Worlds in Madeira, Portugal
![A male Para table tennis player holds a racquet with his mouth and lifts the ball with his right foot.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Ibrahim%20Hamadtou%20Tokyo%202020.jpg)
Meet Ibrahim Hamadtou, the Paralympian who plays table tennis with his mouth and foot
Hamadtou, a two-time Paralympian from Egypt, has become a global sensation because of his unique playing style. But do you know his story and what his next goals are?
![Four teams of female Para ice hockey players on ice during the 2022 Women's World Challenge](/sites/default/files/2023-05/52318407773_5bac3f595b_o.jpg)
Women’s World Challenge Presented by Citi returns to Green Bay
Second annual World Para Ice Hockey event will feature USA, Canada, Great Britain, Team Asia and Team Europe from 31 August-3 September
![Generic view of 2019 IPC General Assembly including the stage and all the attendants](/sites/default/files/2021-06/2019-IPC-GA.jpg)
Bahrain to host 2023 IPC General Assembly
The event will take place 27-29 September 2023 in Manama, with more than 300 attendees from the IPC’s 209 members expected to attend
![Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Nataliia Oliinyk lifted 143kg in the women’s over 86kg category to grab European record, just months ahead of World Championships.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/OLIINYK%20Natalia.jpg)
Records tumble at Tbilisi World Cup
Paralympic medallists Sodnompiljee and Widiasih send strong warning to opponents while Oliinyk grabs European record in Georgia
![Colombia’s Sara Vargas claimed the 100m freestyle S6 gold medal in the World Championships in Madeira last year.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Sara%20Vargas%20picture.jpg)
World Series 2023: Serrano, Vargas put Colombia on top in Singapore
Duo shines with four gold each as home star Xiu sets new world record* in the women's 200m freestyle S2 at fifth stop of the Citi Para Swimming World Series
![Cuba's Omara Durand, who won two golds at the Dubai Grand Prix, returned in style to finish on top in 200m and 400m T12 races.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Omara%20Durand.jpg)
Familiar names excel at Xalapa Grand Prix
Tokyo 2020 stars and home favourites Chessani Garcia and Guadarrama join Cuban icon Durand to steal the show as fourth Grand Prix of the year concludes
![A female swimmer waving from inside the pool](/sites/default/files/2023-04/Yip%20Pin%20Xiu.jpg)
World Series returns to Asia in Xiu's home waters
Citi Para Swimming World Series lands in the fourth different continent this season with 180 swimmer from 22 countries competing in Singapore