PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Top 50 Moments 2015: No. 43 Russia triumph at para-taekwondo Worlds](/sites/default/files/images/151119102820510_43%2Blandscape2.jpg)
No. 43 Russia triumph at para-taekwondo Worlds
Russia topped both the men and women’s podiums at the first World Champs held since the announcement of the sport being included in Tokyo 2020.
![Chris Vos, Reinhold Schett and Mike Schultz](/sites/default/files/images/151119105332730_chris%2Bvos.jpg)
Dutch secure double gold at snowboard Europa Cup
World champion Chris Vos and Lisa Bunschoten win banked slalom at the season opening Europa Cup on home snow.
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UNESCO Charter emphasises support for people with impairments
Revised International Charter for Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport can be used by National Paralympic Committees to secure more sport opportunities.
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IBSA launches Judo European website, releases guidelines
The website will provide the latest news and results from the last Rio 2016 qualification tournament in the sport.
![Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150905132330226_GettyImages-483164258.jpg)
USOC, CoSport announce Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ticket sales
Individual tickets, packages are available for US residents exclusively through cosport.com.
![Georgina Hermitage of Great Britain celebrates winning the Women's 400m T37 race and breaking the world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final.](/sites/default/files/images/150726194258424_GettyImages-482013506.jpg)
British para-athletes named on ‘Futures’ programme
The programme supports the next generation of Great Britain’s athletic talents.
![Top 50 Moments 2015: No. 44 Dutch overtake British powerhouse in European Championship medals table](/sites/default/files/images/180213151227585_Top%2B50%2B2015%2BNo%2B44.jpg)
No. 44 Dutch overtake British powerhouse in European Championship medals table
The Para-Equestrian European Championships saw a new leader in the Netherlands.
![Sarai Gascon of Spain](/sites/default/files/images/151118090138838_sarai_0.jpg)
Series of swimming training courses to end 2015
Technical officials and classifiers will have the chance to take part in training courses in Singapore and the USA.
![American rider Mike Schultz had an incredible debut at the para-snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/images/150227020949760_nskiv_ipcas_19_november_2014_89.jpg)
Snowboard stars to hit slopes in Landgraaf
Around 70 athletes from 17 countries, including world and Paralympic champions, will begin the season in the Netherlands from 18-20 November.
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British swimmer Applegate becomes INAS ambassador
The London 2012 Paralympic champion hopes to inspire athletes with similar intellectual impairments to compete in sport.