PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Panoramic view of the Arena Carioca 1 during a wheelchair basketball game at Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Wheelchair-basketball-Rio-2016.jpg)
IWBF complete 97% of assessments ahead of Tokyo 2020
IPC has agreed to grant additional time to the IWBF to finish verifying the eligibility of all 4.0 and 4.5 sport class players set to compete at Tokyo 2020
Alexandr Glazkov shares joy through sport
Para cross-country skiing enthusiast becomes accessibility advocate and role model for a healthy lifestyle in Russia
![Lex Gillette smiles at the camera](/sites/default/files/2020-07/Lex-Gillette1.jpg)
Lex Gillette: 'Don't give up on 2020'
The four-time Paralympic medallist spoke during Airbnb's Olympian & Paralympian Online Experiences
![Professional headshot of Kurt Fearnley](/sites/default/files/2020-07/kurt-fearnley-athletes-council-headshot.jpg)
Kurt Fearnley elected Vice Chairperson of IPC Athletes’ Council
Australian Paralympic champion takes on role in raising voices of the athlete community
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Different Para athletics generations meet on Ottobock Get Together
Heinrich Popow hosts U-17 world champion Ezra Frech and three-time Paralympic champion Brian Frasure on World Para Athletics Facebook
![Participants of BWF workshop have fun while trying Para badminton in Uganda](/sites/default/files/2019-07/20190421-Uganda-Para-Badminton-2019-ARS_5640.jpg)
IPC brings Para sport delivery programmes back in-house
Transition of the Agitos Foundation development arm into the IPC helps strengthen member support and pursuit of common goal to create inclusive world
![A female athlete competing using a RaceRunner](/sites/default/files/2020-07/GettyImages-1187854593.jpg)
Kayleigh Haggo racerunning for something bigger
First world champion in her class, British athlete splits the time between sport and supporting young people with disability in her community
![A Para ice hockey team](/sites/default/files/2020-07/KOT_8745.jpg)
Czech Republic’s Winter Classic to include Para ice hockey
Festival of hockey to count with Para sport for the first time, along with duels of the Czech and Slovak national teams and NHL legends
![Sherif Osman on BarBend](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/aG9BP84GXc-clcpThEY3_ulKE0wCPvgVtvSOtqm_7eo.jpg?itok=7JNokDwm)
BarBend and World Para Powerlifting sign MoU to reach new audiences
World’s leading strength-based sport media outlet to feature Para powerlifting athletes
![a male Para swimmer celebrates in the water](/sites/default/files/2019-09/Dai-Tokairin-London-2019.jpg)
Dentsu commits to increasing participation of people with disabilities
IPC’s marketing agency in Japan joins initiative to promote inclusivity internally and externally