PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
!["Sport has absolutely changed my life" | Riley Batt on Rising Phoenix | Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/n-sQqUOjBzvXirdL6Kj1WUs88CZxurswaV1kJ8wGwh4.jpg?itok=ZUwqmuGH)
Batt pays homage to grandfather in Rising Phoenix
Australian wheelchair rugby superstar opens up about Pops' impact on him in film
![Male Japanese wheelchair rugby player holding a ball](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-09/Seiya_Norimatsu_Cherie_Harris_IWRF.jpg?itok=oVD92IxR)
With renewed expectations Norimatsu looks to Tokyo
“Who would imagine myself to be on the Tokyo Paralympic stage?”
Athletes invited for global discussion on player engagement
"We are creating an exciting space for all wheelchair basketball athletes to feel valued, heard and respected"
![Ostrava 2021 World Para Ice Hockey A-Pool Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/wwADS25UsFaYT5gRQSvUb44DtIbftYXoquJxeGc5IeI.jpg?itok=Flvk1mNf)
World A-Pool Championships to return to Ostrava in 2021
Top five finishers in Czech Republic automatically qualify for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
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Sprinter and hip-hop artist preaches positivity
French Para athlete releases new single "La Banane"
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Athletes in numbers: Jonas Jacobsson
Swedish athlete is the most successful shooter in Paralympic Games' history
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the line on a blue track](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-09/1270672677.jpg?h=2addf2d0&itok=LrwSCSYy)
World champions back to competition mode in GB and Japan
Hannah Cockroft, Brent Lakatos and Maya Nakanishi shine at National Championships in Great Britain and Japan
Bernal stays busy ahead of US Open
Colombian wheelchair tennis player lives her life with a view on the long-term, already planning the career she wants beyond sports
![Photo of four people at a restaurant table smiling for a photo](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-09/liz-deny-3.jpg?h=38c9e187&itok=CFe50iSW)
IPC mourns Elisabeth Dendy’s passing
Paralympic Order recipient played a pioneer role in the Paralympic Movement
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Musical fiesta brings curtains down on IPC’s 1YTG campaign
Sport lovers were treated to two weeks of online extravaganza with their stars