PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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In total 20,500 copies will be distributed by the National Paralympic Committee of Germany and is aimed at those interested in learning about sports for people with impairment.

Podium with three athletes in wheelchairs

The 17-year-old Italian followed up his Paralympic debut with two world titles.

Beau Greenway

The IPC’s wheelchair rugby beat writer was called up to help cover the Paralympic Games, and he reflects on his time in Rio.

Kim Young-Gun

Paralympic bronze medallists Rungroji Thainiyom and Josephine Medina carried on their table tennis successes in Pattaya.

Boccia balls are seen as Great Britain take on Greece in Boccia during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park on September 7, 2013 in London, Engla

It was the largest boccia event to take place in the Asian country, with a total of 300 participants.

Liam Malone, Jonnie Peacock and Felix Streng take a selfie on the podium

New Zealand’s Rio 2016 champions Sophie Pascoe, Liam Malone, Cameron Leslie and Nikita Howarth are supporting a series of local events to get more people with impairment involved in sports.

Markus Swoboda of Austria in action during the Canoe Sprint - Men's KL2 200m heat 2 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The country’s Minister of Sports Hans Peter Doskozil welcomed five Austrian Paralympic athletes to their new training centres, where they will prepare for Tokyo 2020.

A picture of three mens and one woman standing and applausing

The Spanish Superior Council of Sports gave the award to Miguel Carballeda in recognition of his work promoting sports for people with impairment.

Team photo of men in white jerseys

As part of the UEFA-backed IBSA Blind Football Development Project Europe, a national coach will conduct training sessions with local players over the weekend.

Maria Delgado Nadal of Spain on the podium after the women's 100m backstroke S12 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.

“This Paralympic Games could not have been better for me,” said the Spanish swimmer, who made her Paralympic debut and won two bronzes.