PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Para Powerlifting's Ones to Watch at Tokyo 2020 | Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/c9JDLKpHQY9p9XnsLBLqYIlgLurydQVpijyojLzTTfE.jpg?itok=GpF-paRw)
Ones to watch for Para powerlifting
Get to know 10 Para athletes from around the globe who will test the ultimate limits of their strength
![Tokyo 2020 Games posters](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/Tokyo2020%20Games%20posters.jpg?h=7b8dfb2f&itok=HyYBKx7U)
Tokyo 2020 Games iconic posters unveiled
'The most iconic poster by Goo Choki Par represents the diversity and joy we have at the Paralympics providing a spectacular platform to change the world through sport'
![A Canadian goaltender in a Para ice hockey game](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/Canada%20-%20Adam%20Kingsmill.jpeg?itok=ySwG4wMy)
Ostrava 'the biggest thing' for Canada's Kingsmill
Goaltender is one of the four Canadian players making his World Para Ice Hockey Championships debut this week in Czech Republic
![Male rapper poses in black and white photo](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/george-doman.jpg?h=338727f5&itok=wfklxee1)
Hear My Voice: A win for music artists with a disability
Rapper George Doman was part of group that helped ‘Rising Phoenix’ land a Sports Emmy award
![A woman putting her head out of the water during a swimming competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1324443944.jpg?h=e7fb55ad&itok=oE-xxE-O)
USA nominate 34 Para swimmers for Tokyo 2020
Twenty-three-time medallist Jessica Long leads the team which includes 11 first-time hopefuls and 13 experienced Paralympians
![Tokyo 2020 mascot](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/Tokyo%202020%20mascot.jpg?h=722e9e6e&itok=QdHZsUQQ)
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic spectator capacities to be decided in July
Spectator limit for the Olympic Games set by the Japanese parties
![A woman stretching her arms before competing in a powerlifting bench press](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-06/48296072322_86694aa349_h.jpg?h=1b5a030c&itok=FM4RI2Ag)
10 things to know about Para powerlifting
The sport has been part of the Paralympic Games since Barcelona 1992
![A group of Norwegian Para ice hockey players celebrating on ice](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-06-20%20at%2023.30.19.jpeg?h=c40020b5&itok=1_x40wJ3)
Ostrava 2021: Norway hold off Slovakia to remain undefeated
Nordic team make step closer towards Beijing 2022 dream in a day with first USA victory and second wins for Canada and RPC in Czech Republic
![A woman in a swimming pool with a hand in her mouth as in surprise](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/20210619-IDM-Schwimmen-11-21-23-rkuAA.jpg?h=713572e5&itok=z92m3xna)
Pelendritou wraps up Berlin World Series with world records
Cypriot makes remarkable return as German capital hosts four days of record breaking performances from athletes set to shine in Tokyo