PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Mohammad Reza Kheirollahzadeh](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Kheirollahzadeh.jpg)
Judo brings joy to Iran's Kheirollahzadeh
The world No. 1 saw his life turn around since taking up judo
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Olympic & Paralympic museum opens in USA
With athlete input, state-of-the-art museum offers interactive and immersive experience
![female wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio bites a gold medal and smiles](/sites/default/files/images/180823130404097_Beatrice-Vio.jpg)
Para athletes featured in Malala Fund’s initiative
‘Game Changers’ series features 30 female athletes who defy convention on and off the field
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Seven things to know about Lillehammer 2021
August marks 6 months to go until the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships
![A group of six Para ice hockey players huddle together in front of the goal](/sites/default/files/2020-08/asset_JM5_0654_12177_ioc_2020-08-12_172102.jpg)
World Para Ice Hockey publishes 2020-2022 Strategic Plan
Plan outlines the mission, vision and the three strategic priorities for the sport in the new cycle
![a female Para cyclist on the track](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Lima-2019-Samantha-Bosco-day-4%20.jpg)
USA's Sam Bosco rekindles love for Para cycling
Dad helps Paralympic bronze medalist get back on bike
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Blood, Snot and Tears: A celebration of life and disability
'Many years later, I would learn that just as the struggle of black people is not to be white nor that of the LGBT community to be straight, my struggle as a person with a disability should not be to walk, but to live a full life with equal rights and opportunities — as I am'
![a group of male and female Para athletes sitting and standing outside a white building](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Athletes%20Council%20IPC%20Bonn_0.jpg)
Para athletes invited to register for global consultation regarding athlete protests
'The whole IPC Governing Board is looking forward to hear what the Para athlete community has to say during these focus groups'
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Madeira European Open Championships postponed to 2021
Portuguese island to host the competition for the second time with 500 swimmers set to be in action
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Japan's Para badminton squad brewing with talent ahead of Tokyo 2020
Newbie Daiki Kajiwara switches from baseball to badminton while Ayako Suzuki gives the veteran punch