PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A female swimmer embracing another female swimmer looking surprised in the pool](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1412039748.jpg?h=23a8d665&itok=SUjbviIZ)
Birmingham 2022: Tai stuns the crowd, Dedekind sets new record
First three days of Para swimming action at the Commonwealth Games see young stars emerge and the farewell to a Paralympic legend
![IPC Agitos new logo](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-12/IPC%20new%20logo%20for%20stories%201.jpg?itok=urhIspW9)
Second Phase of consultation goes live on the IPC Classification Code Review
• ‘Pivotal phase’ is seeking more targeted IPC Member feedback on key classification issues that emerged from Phase 1 of the Review and an initial working draft of the Code
![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
![An image showing laboratory glass tubes](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-12/GettyImages-96526070.jpg?itok=k5NRiPt9)
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