PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Athletes in numbers: Jonas Jacobsson
Swedish athlete is the most successful shooter in Paralympic Games' history

World champions back to competition mode in GB and Japan
Hannah Cockroft, Brent Lakatos and Maya Nakanishi shine at National Championships in Great Britain and Japan
Bernal stays busy ahead of US Open
Colombian wheelchair tennis player lives her life with a view on the long-term, already planning the career she wants beyond sports

IPC mourns Elisabeth Dendy’s passing
Paralympic Order recipient played a pioneer role in the Paralympic Movement

Musical fiesta brings curtains down on IPC’s 1YTG campaign
Sport lovers were treated to two weeks of online extravaganza with their stars

Erica Gavel: 'It will be the best Games ever'
The Canadian athlete juggles a high performance career in wheelchair basketball, PhD studies plus a goal to help her team recapture their crown at Tokyo 2020
Paralympians lift schoolchildren’s spirits
Schools in Australia and Japan continue IPC’s education programme through testing times

Art and Para sport: a perfect match
'The picture of my fiancé is definitely my most important,' Stefanie Herrmann recalls the artwork that changed her destiny

Tatyana McFadden speaks on power of inclusion and campaigning for change
"I had to fight to be allowed to train. I was denied the right to run alongside other athletes and I thought 'this is not how it should be'.”

Paralympic legend Kosmala announces retirement
Australia's 78-year-old shooter won 13 medals and competed in 12 Games from Heidelberg 1972 to Rio 2016