PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Thai boccia athlete celebrates](/sites/default/files/images/180818073623067_thailand-boccia-world-championships.jpg)
Thai boccia athletes land Tokyo 2020 spots
Hong Kong athletes also shine at Asia-Oceania
![Turkish powerlifter Besra Duman lifting the bar](/sites/default/files/images/190711142807146_Besra-Duman_0.jpg)
Nur-Sultan 2019: Junior Worlds kick off
Future powerlifting stars showcase their strength in Kazakhstan
![female and male Para rower Annika van der Meer and Corne de Koning celebrate in their boat](/sites/default/files/images/180904133913787_annika-va-der-meer-corne-de-koning.jpg)
Van der Meer and de Koning fire on home water
Para rowing stars expected to light up World Cup III
![Collage of photos featuring Benjamin Thompson, Gustavo Fernandez, Stefan Daniel, Luis Flores and Martha Verdin](/sites/default/files/images/190711150739749_Americas-June.jpg)
Vote for June’s Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Five countries represented among nominations
![Group photo of participants at the VISTA 2017 conference](/sites/default/files/images/190710110240398_YVES-VANLANDEWIJCK.jpg)
VISTA 2019: Yves Vanlandewijck named Scientific Award Winner
Professor at KU Leuven Belgium honoured for contributions to Movement
![A female goalballer slides to block the ball from entering the goal](/sites/default/files/images/190710131627183_usa-goalball.jpg)
Goalball teams secure places at Tokyo 2020
Paralympic dreams come alive for four countries
![Close shot on Argentinian wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez about to serve](/sites/default/files/images/190710135846434_Gustavo-Fernandez.jpg)
Wimbledon 2019: History beckons
Three players continue quest for calendar year Grand Slam
![Man in wheelchair holds up arms celebrating](/sites/default/files/images/170614163619944_adrian%2Bcastro%2Bfencing%2Bpoland.jpg)
Warsaw World Cup last test before Worlds
Fourth stop on wheelchair fencing circuit also has Tokyo 2020 implications
![A male powerlifter lifting the bar](/sites/default/files/images/190710100345454_d4_q172_4NS5285_Hiroki_N.jpg)
Nur-Sultan 2019: Mohammed Khalaf goes for elusive gold
UAE’s Paralympic champion eager to take burden off shoulders
![Kory Puderbaugh of United States and Christophe Salegui and Jonathan Hivernat of France compete during the Wheelchair Rugby match between United States and France](/sites/default/files/images/170104105053982_Jonathan%2BHivernat_GettyImages-605727782_Wheelchair%2BRugby.jpg)
Metro Cup win gives France boost
Wheelchair rugby squad gain momentum ahead of Europeans