PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Man in wheelchair serves a table tennis ball](/sites/default/files/2020-11/jessy-chen-table-tennis.jpg)
Australia's Jessy Chen uses table tennis to give back
"I know how everyone there would be feeling in the hospital, but maybe through table tennis, they can feel joy and hope, like I did"
![Fleur Jong during a training session at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands](/sites/default/files/2020-11/fleur%20jong_long%20jump.jpg)
Fleur Jong to focus solely on her jumps for Tokyo 2020
'Everyone's getting better. So you can't just bet on two horses. That's just not smart. Then you're going to end up with nothing'
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Joint decision on adapted sports testing programme for Beijing 2022
The programme will replace the organisation of a series of international test events originally planned for the first quarter of 2021
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IPC podcast: Manuela Schär solves ‘puzzle’ to success
Swiss wheelchair racer took years to finally perform at her peak, which involved having the right pieces to work with her
![Colombian male athlete sprinting on the track](/sites/default/files/2020-11/julian-acosta.jpg)
IPC back launch of 'Sport for Development Coalition'
Several Public Development Banks join forces to use sport as a lever to sustainable development
![A leg amputee female Para alpine skier competing](/sites/default/files/2020-11/GettyImages-477786431.jpg)
Ursula Pueyo channels skiing will power into tough post-sports career
After 15 years in Para alpine skiing, Spanish Paralympian is helping troubled teens get back on track
![Sho Inaba | Para equestrian | Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/MMpbYgp2SNsk8xLDRrcLAncRfZtKBH-9sY0jauluMkg.jpg?itok=i3Xuq6DJ)
Japan’s Sho Inaba has prelude for home Paralympics at Tokyo 2020
“Despite doubt about my ability, I realised that I had nothing to lose, so I wanted to see how far I would be able to reach”
![Two men competing in sledges on a Para ice hockey game](/sites/default/files/2020-11/IMG_6991%5B4%5D.jpg)
Josh Hargis: 'I look at two separate lives I’ve lived'
USA Army veteran reflects on the moment he chose to embrace his disability and discovered Para ice hockey
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Matteo Cattini and the transformational power of strength sports
Italy's Online World Cup finalist says Para powerlifting changed his life for the better ten years ago