PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Manchester proposed as location for Para athletics and Para swimming governing bodies
IPC appoints UK Sport and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) as preferred partners to assist with the transfer of governance of the two sports
![Colombian Para athlete Julian Acosta competes at Lima 2019](/sites/default/files/2023-06/_BAT7599%20%282%29.jpg)
Bogota 2023 hosts IPC and IDB showcase on En sus marcas, listos... Inclusión
The EUR 1.5 million of investment from IDB has engaged over 1,600 persons with disabilities and is helping 41 vulnerable communities
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Georgian athlete Lasha Alelishvili banned two years for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifter returned adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Tbilisi 2022 European Open Championships
![A Para ice hockey game between Canada and USA](/sites/default/files/2023-06/52951446456_6266331dca_c.jpg)
Moose Jaw 2023: Top Six Moments
Jaw-dropping goals, thousands of spectators and historic scenes from the first World Championships to be held in Canada
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France aim for podium on their return to Wheelchair Basketball World Championships
The IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships-Dubai 2022, held between 9 and 20 June 2023, will feature 28 men’s and women’s teams
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Paris 23 Worlds: Hurricane Hannah hungry for more
Great Britain's Paralympic legend looking forward to achieving more greatness in back to back trips to the French capital
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Great Britain's Wiggs in quest for her third Paralympic Games in Para canoe
Emma Wiggs, one of the biggest stars in Para canoe, is aiming to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take place in less than 500 days.
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Margalit continues her love affair with Lomianki
Israeli dancer clinches two gold medals to propel her nation to the top in the 25th edition of the Para Dance Sport Polish Open
![The mascot of the Virtus Global Games, which is a blue bird wearing a red cap, on a stage with seven women who are bowing.](/sites/default/files/2023-06/resize%20Virtus%20Global%20Games%20mascot.jpg)
Meet the Paralympic stars competing at the Virtus Global Games in Vichy, France
The sixth edition of the Virtus Global Games will take place in the French city until 10 June 2023.
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Moose Jaw 2023: USA dominates hosts Canada to take third straight world title
United States wins A-Pool Worlds for the sixth time following a 6-1 victory; Czechia picks first medal by beating China 3-2 in the third-place game