PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Germany take European crown
Hosts bagged gold in the men’s event and settled for bronze on the women’s category at Goalball European Championships
![Three female shooters in wheelchairs competing with rifles](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/_D5N7444.jpg?h=7201a738&itok=1MXHQA2e)
Experience triumphs over youth as Vadovicova breaks silence
After missing podium in first two events, Slovakian counts with years of shooting, plus a little luck, to help her on day five
![Greg Hartung received the Paralympic Order from IPC President Andrew Parsons](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Greg-Hartung%20.jpeg?h=45b47df0&itok=kPxVlo_D)
Greg Hartung awarded with Paralympic Order
IPC President Andrew Parsons makes presentation at a glittering ceremony in Sydney
![Alice Tai - London 2019 - swimming - Great Britain - day 4](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Alice-Tai-London-2019-day-4.jpg?itok=jDFZJJ8u)
Tai named Athlete of the Month
Brit finished as the most successful swimmer from World Championships
![A male shooter celebrating together with a woman with a shirt written Finland](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Sydney%202019%20VI%20shooting.jpg?h=2d8a5f44&itok=szq52gYX)
Nystrom from lucky loser to history maker
Finnish shooter takes gold in the first ever vision impaired event at a World Shooting Para Sport Championships
![Enroute to title: Action from the IWRF European Division C Championship match between Czech Republic and Spain.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/European%20div%20C1.jpg?itok=lpy2qTe3)
Czech Republic playing it cool despite success
‘We are very happy to come back to Group B because I think we belong there’
![Four photos of the four nominees for Best Team at Lima 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Americas-Team-Lima.jpg?itok=WwJdcCv2)
Vote for Best Team
Four nominees in the poll to select Best Team of the Parapan American Games
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INAS Global Games get underway
A high quality field of athletes have made the journey to Brisbane for swimming
![A man in a wheelchair race crossing the finish line of the Chicago Marathon](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Daniel%20Romanchuck.jpeg?h=bf7ea0e4&itok=q4jSTGRw)
Chicago Marathon: Romanchuk kicks off series in style
Manuela Schaer takes her eight consecutive Majors victory and USA wheelchair racer wins again where his road to glory began
![Five Proud Paralympian Educators work in group during a course in Bonn](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Rooney_AF_20191011-10.jpg?itok=KAekuJ_R)
Proud Paralympian Educators are trained in Bonn
Fourteen Para athletes underwent a four-day course in Bonn to become certified Proud Paralympian Educators