PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A group of four female Para ice hockey players on an ice rink](/sites/default/files/2022-08/image0.jpeg)
Sarah Hope helping create 'something brand new'
Former wheelchair basketball player enjoying her new career as part of the British national team going to the first Women's World Challenge
![Eucharia Iyazi (centre) of Nigeria with her team mate and bronze medallist Ugochi Alam and silver medallist Arlette Mawe Fokoa of Cameroon pose for a photo during the medal ceremony for the women's shot put F55-57 at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Eucharia%20Iyazi%20%28centre%29%20of%20Nigeria..jpg)
Nigeria wraps up Birmingham 2022 with more gold
Eucharia Iyiazi triumphs in shot put while England’s Nathan Maguire emulates girlfriend Hannah Cockroft’s victory as Commonwealth Games concludes
![A man pushes his wheelchair in front of a crowd of young spectators as part of the Sydney 2000 torch relay.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/andre%20auberger.jpg)
IPC pays tribute to one of its founding fathers Andre Auberger
Andre Auberger, the first Treasurer when the IPC was founded in 1989, has helped to build it into a sound financial foundation
![A female discus thrower during an athletics field event](/sites/default/files/2022-08/GettyImages-1412932623.jpg)
Nigeria's Nwachukwu delights the crowd at Birmingham 2022
Discus thrower sets new record as Alexander Stadium witnesses gold medals from Australia (twice), South Africa and Wales on Wednesday and Thursday
![Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin celebrates his gold medal on the podium.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Bonnie%20Bunyau%20Gustin%20celebrates%20his%20gold%20medal%20win%20at%20Birmingham%202022%20CWG..jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Sensational Gustin powers to Commonwealth Games gold
Malaysian smashes Games record three times; Nigeria's Oluwafemiayo sets new world record and Sudhir wins India's first gold in Para powerlifting
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Birmingham 2022: Teenager Greenwood claims career’s first major gold
Australian puts up dominant medley show and Canada’s Bennett stuns Tokyo 2020 champion Hance for 200m freestyle S14 win as Para swimming wraps up
![A smiling male coach and female athlete wave an Uzbek flag between them after a competition bout.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Guljony%20Naimova%20coach%20Uzbekistan%20Tokyo.jpg)
Becoming Paralympic champion helps Uzbekistan’s Naimova find her place in life
Overcoming financial difficulty and social stigma before becoming Uzbekistan’s youngest Paralympic champion, Guljony Naimova is now one of the most successful and popular athletes in Asia
![A man in a lifejacket smiles widely inside a sailboat.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Erikstad%20sailing%20tips.jpg)
Top 5 tips to get started in Para sailing from sports veteran Erikstad
Bjornar Erikstad, Norway’s flagbearer at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, encourages people to take up Para sailing with a smile
![Three female wheelchair racers on a blue track in a crowded stadium](/sites/default/files/2022-08/GettyImages-1412539237.jpg)
Hannah Cockroft adds Birmingham 2022 gold medal to her CV
Wheelchair racer leads England podium sweep as first evening of track events at the Commonwealth Games sees another English triumph and win for Wales
![Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion in women’s up to 45kg category, will be eyeing her first Commonwealth Games medal at Birmingham 2022.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/51403611363_c06d9ae08c_c.jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Nigeria aiming at extending Commonwealth Games domination
One-day Para powerlifting competition will see four medal events with 40 athletes from 16 nations in action at NEC Arena