PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Ukrainian female shooter sits down smiling with male teammate behind also smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/andrii-doroshenko-iryna-shchetnik.jpg?h=8690d159&itok=fTLN7jVr)
Shchetnik strikes historic title
Teenager stays calm under intense pressure to win mixed team rifle on day two
![Ukrainian man stands with gold medal around neck and prize in hand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/oleksii-denysiuk.jpg?itok=BV0kCtL8)
Denysiuk and Skelhon bask in golden opener of Worlds
Ukrainian wins pistol event for first major career title
![Salvadoran powerlifter Herbert Aceituno holds his gold medal at Lima 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-09/WhatsApp%20Image%202019-08-30%20at%2017.32.36%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=10-JUImm)
Herbert Aceituno named Best Male Athlete
Powerlifter gave El Salvador their second Parapan gold
![Narelle Spangher](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/World%20Shooting%20Para%20Sport%20Champs%20Sydney_11-10-19_NS_IMG_0086.jpg?h=9b4544d9&itok=yjSf8rvc)
Shooters ready to take aim at world titles
More than 280 athletes from 55 countries in action in Australia in the last major event before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
![Mike Peters wearing a suit and smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Mike-Peters.jpg?h=2f96a8f6&itok=wM7Z6eUe)
Dr Mike Peters appointed new IPC CEO
The two-time Paralympian will start the role with immediate effect
![Louise Sauvage](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/160204073425241_loiise%2Bsauvage.jpg?h=7b959bdb&itok=MjpzWTbL)
Sauvage inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame
“It’s fantastic to be honoured in this way”
![Three vision impaired shooting Para sport athletes on the podium with their guides](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190513142941895_barbara-moskal_0.jpg?itok=7GXWR4N1)
Top vision impaired shooters set for history
All eyes will be on Poland’s Barbara Moskal
![male Para dancer Ivan Sivak raises his arms in a wheelchair](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/181122161103637_ivan-sivak-lomianki.jpg?h=d2775416&itok=1enuwKU9)
Ivan Sivak shows his class
Ukrainian takes two golds at last competition before Bonn 2019
![blind football player taking the ball while defenders try to intercept him](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/China-blind-football.jpg?h=18fca880&itok=6AXOdJNL)
China retain blind football Asian title
Rio 2016 bronze medallists also secure Tokyo 2020 slot
![Indonesia's capital Jakarta hosted the last Asian Para Games in 2018 featuring 18 sports](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/Indonesia%202018%20-%20Asian%20Paralympic%20Committee.jpg?itok=Yes2vgzs)
Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games sport programme announced
Record number of sports to be featured at the Games in China, including 19 that will be part of the Paris 2024 Paralympics