PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![England's Johnboy Smith crossed the finishing line in one hour 41.15 minutes for his first CWG gold.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/England%27s%20Johnboy%20Smith%20.jpg?h=5e660af9&itok=k7hQHdDL)
Puncture ruins Weir's effort as Smith claims gold
Australia's De Rozario retains women’s marathon T53/54 title with Games record time
![Australian boccia player Daniel Michel and ramp assistant Ashlee McClure smile on the podium after winning bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/Michel%20podium%20photo_2.jpg?itok=dC4JWbZs)
Friendship pushes Australian boccia player Michel to higher ground
Michel and his ramp assistant McClure certain their friendship will last a lifetime
![Two female players from different teams chase a ball across a football pitch.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/Thoya%20Kuester%20Germany%20blind%20football%202.jpg?h=ce869189&itok=aV3AnbT3)
Team bond and common playlist lead football prodigy Kuester to Euro title
The recipe for the German team's European title: trust, ambition to win, and a shared playlist
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Athlete Svetoslav Georgiev receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Bulgarian Para Nordic skier returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance in competition in January
![A female wheelchair racer crossing a finish line and smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/GettyImages-946303874.jpg?h=e32e44f8&itok=z9PWN5qg)
Birmingham 2022: Marathons kick off the Para athletics action
Men’s and women’s T53/T54 races open the Commonwealth Games programme with Weir leading the hosts and De Rozario going for another gold
![A woman with the Australian flag on her shoulders and a swimming pool in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/GettyImages-1395465402.jpg?itok=wbfch46k)
Birmingham 2022: Stars make Games debut as Cole bids farewell
Six-day integrated swimming programme includes 12 Para sport medal events with 75 athletes from 11 countries competing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre
![A woman and a man shake hands in front of a Milan Cortina 2026 media backdrop](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/diana%20bianche%20di%20roberto%20selva%20milano%202026.jpg?itok=JGwxqi0b)
Esselunga becomes first Milano Cortina 2026 partner
The Esselunga partnership agreement is the first in a series of agreements that Milano Cortina 2026 representatives said they will soon announce
![Two female judokas grapple in a competitive bout](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/Alana%20Maldonado%20Tokyo%20gold.jpg?h=7bdeb4e6&itok=GaSmRGUT)
Top 5 tips to get started in judo from comeback champion Alana Maldonado
Paralympic and world champion Maldonado wants everyone to know it is never too late to start practising judo
![Image of a female para hockey player from USA on the ice for the beginning of the match](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/USAMELINGERG1-7-of-36.jpg?itok=HB6__s7a)
Quimby: Women’s Para ice hockey is ‘here to stay’
USA star shares her excitement about the inaugural Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi to take place on home ice in August