PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Three female wheelchair basketball players on court.](/sites/default/files/2023-08/1resize%20GB%20wheelchair%20basketball.jpg)
Supermums star for Great Britain at European Para Championships
Robyn Love and Laurie Williams lead wheelchair basketballers to success in front of newborn daughter in Rotterdam
![A male powerlifter waving](/sites/default/files/2023-08/GettyImages-1412914030.jpg)
Dubai 2023: Ones to Watch
Six names to follow at this year’s World Championships, the third edition to take place in the United Arab Emirates
![Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot holding up the Netherlands flag](/sites/default/files/2023-08/GettyImages-1338212766.jpg)
Dream team Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot on their golden partnership
Wheelchair tennis stars Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot won the women’s doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and most recently at the European Para Championships at home
![A male athlete and a female official wearing a Tshirt that says "Team NL boccia" celebrate](/sites/default/files/2023-08/1-European%20Para%20Championship%202023%20boccia%20Daniel%20Perez%20%282%29.jpg)
Rotterdam 2023: Daniel Perez leads hosts' gold rush
The Netherlands bagged three gold medals on the fifth day of the European Para Championships in Rotterdam
![Two male athletes competing in goalball. They are blocking a blue ball in front of the net](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Spain%20goalball%20at%20European%20Para%20Championships.jpg)
The athletes' guide to goalball
Three of the stars competing in goalball at the first European Para Championships, share their insights into this guided team sport unlike any other
![Two female judoka competes](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Zeynep%20Celik%20judo%20Turkey.jpg)
European Para judo medallists share why they love the sport
Para judo competition at the first European Para Championships has come to a close after three days of exciting action. The medallists in Rotterdam opened up on why the sport is so special and what to look forward to at Paris 2024
![Adam Peska and Ivana Peskova smiling with their gold medals](/sites/default/files/2023-08/GettyImages-1234997996.jpg)
How Paralympic boccia medallists and assistants create a dream team
In the BC3 category, Para athletes can compete together with an assistant – and they take the podium together at the Paralympic Games. With the boccia competition heating up at the first European Para Championships in Rotterdam, we introduce you to three pairs putting on an amazing show
![Florin Alexandru Bologa with his gold medal and mascot on the podium](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Judo_EPC_TB_08082023_006.jpg)
Rotterdam 2023: Bologa headlines Para judo champions on day one
Para judo takes centre stage on the opening day of the first European Para Championships in Rotterdam
![dancers performing on a stage surrounded by brightly coloured light beams](/sites/default/files/2023-08/OPENINGCEREMONY-EPC23-NATHANREINDS-07082023-LR-10.jpg)
Rotterdam 2023: European Para Championships open with spectacular celebration
The European Para Championships take place between 8 and 20 August 2023, featuring 1,500 athletes competing across 10 Para sports
![Brazilian David Pontes emerged the winner in single freestyle men class 1 finishing ahead of Lee Youngho of Korea and Kazakhstan’s Ardak Otorbayev.](/sites/default/files/2023-08/David%20Pontes.jpeg)
Obero, Margalit dazzle Tokyo audience
Philippines’ former world champion Obero leads Asian dominance with five gold even as Israel’s Margalit continues her golden campaign this season