PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Four teams of female Para ice hockey players on ice during the 2022 Women's World Challenge](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/52318407773_5bac3f595b_o.jpg?h=008ab126&itok=5BfZF5Ar)
Women’s World Challenge returns to Green Bay in August
Second annual World Para Ice Hockey event will feature USA, Canada, Great Britain, Team Asia and Team Europe from 31 August-3 September
![Generic view of 2019 IPC General Assembly including the stage and all the attendants](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/2019-IPC-GA.jpg?h=6cb4f604&itok=2EP5rd-0)
Bahrain to host 2023 IPC General Assembly
The event will take place 27-29 September 2023 in Manama, with more than 300 attendees from the IPC’s 209 members expected to attend
![Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Nataliia Oliinyk lifted 143kg in the women’s over 86kg category to grab European record, just months ahead of World Championships.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/OLIINYK%20Natalia.jpg?h=6d9c6346&itok=BXh26oOL)
Records tumble at Tbilisi World Cup
Paralympic medallists Sodnompiljee and Widiasih send strong warning to opponents while Oliinyk grabs European record in Georgia
![Colombia’s Sara Vargas claimed the 100m freestyle S6 gold medal in the World Championships in Madeira last year.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Sara%20Vargas%20picture.jpg?itok=eJ7fm6wT)
World Series 2023: Serrano, Vargas put Colombia on top in Singapore
Duo shines with four gold each as home star Xiu sets new world record* in the women's 200m freestyle S2 at fifth stop of the Citi Para Swimming World Series
![Cuba's Omara Durand, who won two golds at the Dubai Grand Prix, returned in style to finish on top in 200m and 400m T12 races.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-05/Omara%20Durand.jpg?h=4fde4970&itok=d9WpIlKS)
Familiar names excel at Xalapa Grand Prix
Tokyo 2020 stars and home favourites Chessani Garcia and Guadarrama join Cuban icon Durand to steal the show as fourth Grand Prix of the year concludes
![A female swimmer waving from inside the pool](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-04/Yip%20Pin%20Xiu.jpg?itok=4sEcl3lv)
World Series returns to Asia in Xiu's home waters
Citi Para Swimming World Series lands in the fourth different continent this season with 180 swimmer from 22 countries competing in Singapore
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Tbilisi setting the standard at the first World Cup of 2023
Plenty of World Championships and European Open medallists return to a familiar setting in the Georgian capital from Saturday to Monday
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Third IPC Athletes’ Forum to focus on joint strategies with the IPC
Over 100 delegates are expected to gather in Icheon, Republic of Korea from 25-27 June 2023. “The athlete's voice is not only the most prominent it has ever been in the IPC, but we at the Athletes’ Council really feel that the IPC is fully supportive of initiatives that develop athletes within the Paralympic Movement," IPC Athletes’ Council Chairperson Jitske Visser said.
![A male Para triathlete reacts to his victory at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by waving the French flag in the air.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-04/Alexis%20Hanquinquant%20at%20Tokyo%202020.jpg?h=d90f3529&itok=ybQy6EBX)
Paris 2024 unveils Para triathlon course
Para triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will start and finish at the Pont Alexandre III
![An image of a male runner and his guide runner competing, next to the graphics that say "Having the grant means I can focus on racing. It removes a huge part of the travel stress"](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-04/Airbnb%20Grant%20photo.png?itok=BbEd6Yk6)
IPC and IOC team up again with Airbnb to offer 1,000 Athlete Travel Grants
Any athlete training towards an upcoming Paralympic or Olympic Games can apply for the Airbnb Athlete Travel Grants programme