PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![female Para taekwondo fighter Debora Menezes with other fighters holding a Brazilian flag](/sites/default/files/images/190408154109339_Debora-Menezes-Team-Brazil.jpg)
Debora Menezes maintains momentum
Brazil’s first female taekwondo world champion targets Paralympics
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Lima 2019: Official song composer announced
Peruvian singer Pedro Suarez-Vertiz selected by Organising Committee
![Lisa Bunschoten | Banked Slalom | Pyha 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/nALF80auQxYznPItOa3VOxyd-XWH4l9qZ6uqQpALP2A.jpg?itok=3cti2rpp)
Lisa Bunschoten is Allianz Athlete of the Month
Dutch snowboarder won her first major gold medals
![male Para snowboarder Patrick Mayrhofer rides in front of another snowboarder](/sites/default/files/images/190408160040290_Patrick-Mayrhofer.jpg)
Klovsjo 2019: World Cup winners decided
Snowboard-cross races close out 2018-19 season
![a male powerlifter prepares on the bench](/sites/default/files/images/180627124238506_Sherif%2BOsman%2BMexico%2Bpray.jpg)
World Para Powerlifting backs Play True Day
Athletes and coaches commit to sport free from doping
Matias Pino named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Chilean table tennis player makes headlines after taking silver at Lignano Open
![Group photo of IPC staff posing](/sites/default/files/images/190409134526435_bonn-marathon.jpg)
IPC staff take on Bonn marathon
Record-number of employees showcase inclusion in hometown
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Lichao Wang’s dream World Series debut
Chinese swimmer breaks two world records in Indianapolis
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Tokyo 2020: Marathon route confirmed
Paralympic course will follow same route as Olympic event
![Banner of the Agitos Foundation NPC Development Programme displayed during workshop](/sites/default/files/images/190408095304683_20190323_THAI_Agitos219.jpg)
Call for consultancy opportunity
Applications for conducting evaluation of the NPC Development Programme open until 1 May