PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Singapore’s history-maker Nurulasyiqah Taha reflects on 20-year boccia journey
Nurulasyiqah Mohammad Taha became the first boccia athlete from Singapore to compete at the Paralympic Games. Now she is looking to accomplish much more
![Czechia will face Korea in the opening game of the tournament, a match many are billing as a potential bronze-medal contest.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Czechia.jpg?itok=ze9XFtDv)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Czechia
On the verge of a Paralympic and World Championship podium for the last half of a decade, Czechia will be in search of first medal in Moose Jaw
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Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Norway
With a new head coach, Nordic team is looking to re-establish itself after failing to make the Paralympic Winter Games last year
![An aerial view of a Para ice hockey team celebrating in front of the goal on an ice rink](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-11/China%20Beijing%202022.jpg?itok=RBhs9FQ5)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know China
Was the bronze medal at the Winter Games a one-and-done, or will the Chinese come with an even stronger and more improved team to their A-Pool debut?
![Three male athletes on wheelchairs posing for a photo with medals.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Piotr%20Kosewicz%20Poland%20Tokyo%202020.jpg?h=a375be57&itok=34aF7Zc-)
Poland’s Paralympic discus champion Kosewicz thanks winter skills for summer success
Piotr Kosewicz, who won the men's discus throw F52 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says Para biathlon and discus throwing have 'a lot in common'
![Familiar faces grabbed the headlines with big performances on the continent where the next World Para Athletics Championships will be held.in July.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Jesolo%202023.jpg?h=7769601a&itok=bpdCoDNz)
European stars live up to the hype in Jesolo
Top stars including Rehm, Johannes and Durand stamp dominance as competition gets intense moving closer to Paris 2023 World Championships
![Moose Jaw 2023 Interior Arena](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-04/Interior%20Arena.jpg?h=dd6e8209&itok=fHBPgRB-)
Media accreditation open for World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool
Accreditation deadline is 26 May, World Para Ice Hockey A-Pool Worlds will take place in Moose Jaw, Canada from 28 May to 4 June this year
![Three German Para ice hockey players on ice](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/51499110231_75a4ff479e_c.jpg?itok=YjmyA7y_)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Germany
Europeans aiming at going beyond their highest finish at the World Championships A-Pool, the fifth place in 2008
![The Citi Para Swimming World Series Berlin 2023 gave ample of proof of the level of competition and swimmers' form ahead of the all-important Worlds.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Berlin.jpg?itok=NW-VTY5W)
World records galore as Berlin World Series sets the tone for Manchester 2023
Paralympic stars including Italy's Simone Barlaam produce amazing show as 19 world records* were broken in the four-day competition
![Two male Para ice hockey players competing on ice](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/GettyImages-929950686.jpg?h=9450e3e6&itok=2fYJCs4j)
Moose Jaw 2023: Get to Know Italy
The host of the next Winter Paralympics has never finished higher than fifth or lower than seventh at the World Championships