PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Three men in wheelchairs showing their medals](/sites/default/files/2020-03/GettyImages-1174314037.jpg)
World Para Swimming sends condolences to family of Alexander Makarov
Russian swimmer won three gold medals in the London 2019 World Championships
![Athletics - Men's 4x100m - T11/T13 Final - London 2012 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/HYIjHVMzBYsFqM05EHAyWg4DCxLotj-DiwXyZe8T_rg.jpg?itok=8hGmRep8)
World Para Athletics sends condolences to family of Evgeny Kegelev
Russian athlete was a Paralympic champion at the London 2012 Games
![A male guide and a female athlete competing in Para biathlon](/sites/default/files/2020-03/assets_ioc_2020-03-10_164225.jpg)
Ostersund 2020: Ones to Watch – Women’s vision impaired
A German and a Ukrainian Paralympic medallists set to dominate women's vision impaired events
![A male Para snowboarder competing being observed by eight people in the background](/sites/default/files/2020-03/200303_LM_PARASNOW_PICK%28GB%29_OML00501.jpg)
Crystal Globe winners to be decided in Norway
Australia’s Ben Tudhope and Great Britain's Owen Pick in search for first overall World Cup title
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Danielle Ellis voted February’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
Canadian sitting volleyball captain leads team to claim final Tokyo 2020 Paralympic bid
Ostersund 2020: Ones to Watch – Men’s vision impaired
Hosts’ biggest medal hope to face Paralympic and world champion
![Para powerlifting athletes lift up to three times their own bodyweight during an attempt!](/sites/default/files/2019-10/d3_137_4NS9753_hiroki_nishioka.jpg)
Athlete in numbers: Sherif Osman
The Egyptian star in search for a fourth Paralympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020
![Konstantin Kurokhtin and Daria Shchukina during a wheelchair curling game](/sites/default/files/2020-03/Russia-wheelchair-curling.jpg)
Russia win wheelchair curling world title
Important Paralympic qualification points earned ahead of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
![Tokyo 2020 Gundam and Charüfs Zaku](/sites/default/files/2019-12/Tokyo%202020%20Gundam%20and%20Char%C3%BCfs%20Zaku%20.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 G-SATELLITE takes off for International Space Station
The G-SATELLITE was developed primarily by Tokyo University and installed in a Satellite Orbital Deployer by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Get to know the IPC’s 2020 IWD Recognition winners
Three leaders who worked to change perceptions on disability and are honoured on International Women's Day