PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Athlete representation as focus of pilot workshop
Ecuador hosts three-day workshop with representatives from eight countries
![male Para shooters Abdulla Sultan Alaryani and Vasyl Kovalchuk take aim](/sites/default/files/images/180925164652180_shooting-world-cup-day-1.jpg)
Chateauroux 2018: Shocks and surprises on day one
Paralympic champions beaten in World Cup opener
![Danelle Umstead Dancing With the Stars](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/A0ywMxJH3Tnthev1JC0ImB8DO_SICmWrGLR_l-zGrPA.jpg?itok=yGaLxcNM)
Danelle Umstead ready to dance like a star
Para alpine skier is first vision impaired competitor on US TV show
![French and Polish wheelchair rugby players in action on the court](/sites/default/files/images/180925091126217_france-and-poland-wheelchair-rugby_0.jpg)
Denmark to host 2019 wheelchair rugby Euros
Top two finishers earn spots at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
![male Para archer Pema Rigsel prepares to shoot an arrow](/sites/default/files/images/180925102609501_pema-Rigsel.jpg)
Indonesia 2018: Pema Rigsel ready for history
Para archer will be Bhutan’s first athlete at Asian Para Games
![a group of blind footballers in an Ireland gym holding footballs](/sites/default/files/images/180925145217626_blind-football-Ireland_0.jpeg)
Ireland targets blind football growth
IBSA donates balls and eyeshades to Football Association of Ireland
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Paralympic and Euros winners shine in Yokohama
Morales and Fiddes stage Dublin rematch at Japan Para Swimming Games
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Brian McKeever wins Canadian Sport Awards
Performance in PyeongChang gives skier Winter Athlete of the Year prize
![Man in a wheelchair shooting a rifle](/sites/default/files/images/180924115236947_GettyImages-151139664.jpg)
Chateauroux 2018: Tanguy de la Forest fully focused
Athlete in shooting range and NPC Secretary General outside
![a female Para athlete holds up her gold medal and her mascot](/sites/default/files/images/180318063530864_Oksana%2BMasters%2Bmedal.jpg)
Paralympians to earn equal payouts as Olympians in the USA
USOC to increase Operation Gold Awards for Paralympics by as much as 400 per cent