Paralympic News: Follow the latest IPC news and top stories featuring Paralympic athletes
![Swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein posing in front of the pool while wearing his swimsuit](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Ibrahim-Al-Hussein.jpg)
Refugee athletes host Olympian and Paralympian Online Experiences
'Hosting on Airbnb has helped me have financial stability during a very difficult year, and Online Experiences has given us the space to share our voices and stories as refugees and athletes with the world'
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IPC congratulate successful Brisbane 2032 bid
'Brisbane 2032 presented arguably the most integrated Olympic and Paralympic bid we have ever seen, underlining their commitment to staging spectacular and sustainable Paralympic Games in 11 years’ time'
![A male athlete with a prosthetic leg next to a score showing his world record](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Leverkusen%202021.jpg)
Germany to continue upward trajectory at Tokyo 2020
Hot form bodes well for medal success in Para athletics and cycling
![Collage with 10 photos of Para athletes](/sites/default/files/2021-07/one%20month%20to%20go.jpg)
Expectations galore with one month to go to Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Dreams soon to become realities with the Paralympics around the corner
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for wheelchair basketball
Who to look out for when the wheelchair basketball competition kicks off at the Paralympic Games for the 16th time
![A female Para ice hockey player in a rink](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Picture2.jpg)
Great Britain launches women's programme
British Para Ice Hockey Association is recruiting women in the country interested in taking up the sport regardless of their experience or access to equipment
![Jungeun Kang during a training session](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Jungeun%20Kang_Korea.jpg)
Sisterhood boosts Jungeun Kang’s growth ahead of Tokyo
'When I was young, I had rivalry with my older sister. I always wanted to beat her.'
Defending champion Yip Pin Xiu ready for test in Tokyo
The 29-year-old focuses on what she can control ahead of fourth Paralympic Games
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IPC calls for EOI to become the governing bodies of Para athletics and Para swimming
Cities, national governments, sport organisations and other entities are invited to express their interest
![US female wheelchair basketball player shoots the ball while being double teamed](/sites/default/files/2020-05/rebecca-murray-rio-2016-getty.jpg)
Sport Week: 10 things to know about wheelchair basketball
A fast-paced game between two teams trying to shoot a ball into the opposing team’s basket.
![Andrew Parsons speaking into a microphone while sitting on a stage](/sites/default/files/images/190208105422580_Andrew-Parsons-Russia.jpg)
IPC President speaks of his shock at German flooding situation
'My heart and deepest condolences go out to those who lost loved ones and those who are still trying to trace relatives or friends. Many thousands have had their lives turned upside down and I cannot imagine how hard it is for them right now.'
![Yuma Yamazaki](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Yuma%20Yamazaki%20.jpg)
Yuma Yamazaki ready to take Tokyo 2020 by storm
The No. 1 doubles Para badminton player in the world will hit the Paralympic stage when the sport makes its debut at the Games
![Female albino triathlete celebrates with her guide at the finish line](/sites/default/files/2019-08/susana-rodriguez-delly-carr.jpg)
Spain’s Susana Rodriguez believes Tokyo 2020 will deliver message of hope
After spending 2020 on the COVID-19 frontlines, the Para triathlete turns her focus on the Paralympics
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Bhutan Para athletes out to make history on Paralympic debut
My life has changed a lot since I started Para athletics two years back
![Veronika Vadovicova](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Veronika%20Vadovicova%201.jpg)
Tokyo 2020: Veronika Vadovicova takes aim at another gold haul
The veteran Slovak shooter is finely tuned and looking for a repeat of her Rio success
![A female snowboarder in the snow](/sites/default/files/2021-07/WC%20Day1%20-%20%40alesiska20-20.jpg)
Snowboard season look back: Top six moments
Bright lights, shooting stars and a message to the skies mark an emotional 2020-2021 season for riders
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para triathlon
Returning Paralympic champions from Rio 2016 will battle it out with debutants eager to get on the podium
![KICKING FOR GLORY: Nurlan Dombayev during a training session ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Dombayev.jpg)
After Worlds and Asian glory, Kazakh’s Nurlan Dombayev targets Paralympic gold
'I will give my best to raise the flag of Kazakhstan high and bring a gold medal to my country'
![Zulfiya Gabidullina of Kazakhstan celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the Women's 100m Freestyle at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Zulfiya%20Gabidullina%201_0.jpg)
Kazakh medal hopes rest on swimmers, taekwondoin and judokas
'Our goal is to show people that we are not giving up and are going to overcome this obstacle on the way of stabilising the situation in the whole world'