PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Old black and white photo of Italy marching into the stadium](/sites/default/files/2020-09/italy-rome-1960.jpg)
Celebrating 60 years since Rome 1960 - the first Paralympic Games!
Rome 1960 was the first Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Olympics
![Ellie Cole](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/E77VKMtV7pXID_q9ia2VtW9CRYWP5sLN_zc2T1YZhIU.jpg?itok=YzaRCJHs)
Ellie Cole’s 'out of body experience' watching 'Rising Phoenix'
'I think people who watch the film, particularly those who aren’t fans already, are going to finally understand that the Paralympic Movement is really multi-dimensional'
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World Series return to Berlin in October
German capital is home to one of the most traditional Para swimming competitions in the world
![Saudia Arabian man riding a horse](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Ahmed-Sharbatly_0.jpg)
Ahmed Sharbatly rides into Tokyo 2020 for Saudi Arabia
Para dressage athlete’s dream was seven years in the making
![New IPC logo symbol](/sites/default/files/2019-12/IPC%20logo.jpg)
IPC launches requests for information for Games media rights in Europe
IPC looking for Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games partners who can ensure the Paralympics have a greater impact on society
![A male Para snowboarder competing](/sites/default/files/2020-09/asset_SB5_8638_3696_1_ioc_2020-09-16_174128.jpg)
Pioneer Mike Shea swaps snowflakes for sawdust
Paralympic medallist announces retirement and speaks out about the challenges of adjusting to a new lifestyle after elite sport
![Yoshihide Suga](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Yoshihide%20Suga.jpg)
IPC statement on the election of Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister of Japan
'We are all looking forward to working with him and his government to ensure the safe and secure delivery of next year’s Games'
![Beijing 2022 logo new](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Beijing%20Paralympic_full%20colour_RGB_0.jpg)
Beijing 2022 revise emblem for Paralympic Winter Games
Emblem now reflects IPC’s new logo
![Shauna-Kay Hines](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Shauna-Kay%20Hines.jpg)
The indomitable spirit of Shauna-Kay Hines
"I wasn't fully aware about disability communities [but], it's not as if my parents were hiding from it. I wasn't exposed to the wider disability in Jamaica."
Beijing 2022 launches I’mPOSSIBLE toolkit ahead of Winter Paralympics
IPC programme set to educate schoolchildren in China about the Paralympics