PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A female Para cyclist in action during a road race](/sites/default/files/images/180705144425543_Shawn%2BMorelli%2Bnew.jpg)
Maniago 2018: Shawn Morelli leads US team
Roster of 18 athletes for Road World Championships
![The mascot names were revealed in a naming ceremony on 22 July 2018.](/sites/default/files/images/180722061104729_Mascots.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot named Someity
The mascot is named after a popular cherry blossom variety
![Russia's women stunned USA to win the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Women’s World Championship](/sites/default/files/images/180722071053648_Russia%2Bgold.jpg)
Netherlands 2018: Russia win gold
First women's sitting volleyball world title for European champions
![a group of female sitting volleyballers blocking the ball at the net](/sites/default/files/images/180721122440320_usa-beat-italy-semi-final.jpg)
Netherlands 2018: New women’s winner guaranteed
Paralympic champions will take on debut finalists for sitting volleyball world title
![a group of Argentinian male wheelchair basketballers pose on a court](/sites/default/files/images/180721124948341_argentina-wheelchair-basketball.jpg)
Hamburg 2018: Argentina men’s team named
Third appearance at wheelchair basketball World Championships
![Man in canoe pumps his fist after winning](/sites/default/files/images/170825073747691_curtis%2Bmcgrath%2BICF.jpg)
Curtis McGrath paddles past poor start
Australian Para canoeist working to defend world titles
![Italian sitting volleyball team celebrates after beating hosts Netherlands at the 2018 World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/180720093431224_Italy-sitting-volleyball.jpg)
Netherlands 2018: Italy upset hosts
Men’s and women’s semi-finalists decided at sitting volleyball Worlds
![One Month To Go | Berlin 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/xAPj29A6QtdpJFaL8gt_uGzvgHKHS6006ysVvWPWA-o.jpg?itok=k5KI7Txb)
Berlin 2018: European Championships to be livestreamed
Continent’s best Para athletes to compete in German capital next month
![Female Para snowboarder Brenna Huckaby and male Para snowboarder Mike Schultz at an awards ceremony](/sites/default/files/images/180720122703447_2018-espys-huckaby-schultz.jpg)
2018 ESPYs won by Huckaby and Schultz
US PyeongChang 2018 champions recognised with awards
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IPC President proposed for IOC membership
Andrew Parsons’ election will take place in October