PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![(L) Miraitowa and Someity the Olympic and Paralympic mascots for Tokyo 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Tokyo-2020-mascots.jpg?itok=M3zymOPw)
‘Tokyo 2020 Share the Passion’ project launched
Will allow sports fans and family members from around the world to deliver messages of support to athletes during the Games
![A female athlete celebrating after finishing a race ahead of two other women with prosthetic legs](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/49056479861_bae71bbb69_k.jpg?h=983bba9f&itok=3utilW1Z)
Leverkusen puts world’s best to test ahead of Tokyo 2020
German city hosts traditional competition with local stars as Markus Rehm and Irmgard Bensusan, and Bydgoszcz 2021 gold medallists like Fleur Jong
![four female Para swimmers on the podium holding their gold medals](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-09/Alice-Tai-Rio-2016.jpg?h=3d68e891&itok=RuDSSgkk)
Injury forces Alice Tai to withdraw from Tokyo 2020
Elbow injury forces Rio 2016 and London 2019 gold medallist to miss the Paralympic Games in Japan
![Sunset photo of rower in a boat on the water](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180108162055536_birgit%2Bskarstein%2B-%2Bigor%2Bmeijer.jpg?itok=-y9TbSlk)
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para rowing
Understand what ‘catch a crab’ means or why rowing uses World Best Times instead of World Records
![Three Para ice hockey players on ice with the uniform of South Korea](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/RHF_7784.jpg?itok=pNb-v9EQ)
Ostrava 2021: South Korea and RPC book semi-final tickets
Nail-biting overtime victory over Norway send Korean team to third consecutive top four appearance in the World Championships
![A woman in a wheelchair celebrating with a man standing behind her during a Para powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-02/d4_130_4NS0932_hiroki_nishioka.jpg?itok=ilEUAmO0)
Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike powers through challenges
Three-time Paralympic powerlifting champion opens up about COVID-19 pandemic setback and how she pushes on
![A view of the stage of a Para powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-05/d7_185_4NS4723_hiroki_nishioka.jpg?h=e4bbd3b1&itok=j5cCmtTY)
2021 World Championships moves to Batumi from Eger
Georgia to host World Para Powerlifting Junior & Senior Championships for the first time from 27 November to 5 December this year
World Para Snow Sports wrap up online Nations Meetings
Almost 90 representatives from about 50 countries take part in annual meetings to set course for future sports development
![A Slovakian Para ice hockey player followed closely by an Italian player](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/KOT_3574.jpg?h=f30a3440&itok=KfZNpt9w)
Ostrava 2021: Slovakia make history as preliminary round ends
Canadian team and USA secure Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games qualification as preliminary round ends in Czech Republic
Dubai 2021: Khattab triumphs in triple world record event
Jordanian Worlds medallist, world champion Bunyau and Online World Cup winner Muratova shine on days three and four at World Cup