PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Citi announced as sponsor of Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships
Biggest Para swimming event outside of the Paralympics, Worlds will take place at newly refurbished Manchester Aquatics Centre from 31 July to 6 August
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Kampschreur aiming to stand on more Paralympic podiums after special walk in Beijing
Painful second-place finish at Beijing 2022 topped by memorable medal ceremony: 'I made a promise to myself – and I spread it so I would have to do it – that if I reached the podium, I was going to walk on the podium just to prove that I can do it'
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Gabriel Araujo leads Brazil to the top of medals table in Lignano Sabbiadoro
Second Citi Para Swimming World Series of the season sees 10 new world records* set in four days of competition in Italy
Beijing 2022 one year on: Chinese medallists remember golden moments
The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games were held between 4 and 13 March 2022 and featured more than 550 Para athletes. Hosts China topped the medals standings with 61 medals – 18 gold, 20 silver and 23 bronze
![Hosts Morocco topped the overall medals table at the Marrakech GP that was attended by 441 athletes from across 46 nations.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Morocco.jpg)
Hosts shine bright at Marrakech Grand Prix
Morocco made it a memorable three days at home, Brazil's Gomes and Nigeria’s Nwachukwu set new world records* at the third GP of 2023
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PyeongChang 2018 five years on: Han reflects on best moments of competing at home
Han Min-Su was captain of the Republic of Korea’s Para ice hockey team that won the bronze medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. He also captured the spotlight at the Opening Ceremony as one of the final torchbearers
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IPC ranked sixth most creative brand in the WARC Rankings 2023
Marketing industry leaders recognise the International Paralympic Committee's successful campaigns and record digital growth
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Meet the female athletes and trailblazers making the fashion industry more inclusive
Para athletes like Robyn Lambird, Frances Rivera and Kanya Sesser are embracing their bodies and leading the revolution to make the fashion industry more inclusive for people with disabilities
![Italian Paralympic star Simone Barlaam will lead the local challenge that will have a 65-strong team at the second leg of Citi Para Swimming World Series.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Simone%20Barlaam.jpg)
Barlaam celebrates World Series' return to 'magical' Lignano
Paralympic stars in limelight as season’s second leg of World series set to witness 292 athletes from 43 nations over four days of action
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Loughborough to start research to increase female participation in wheelchair rugby
Loughborough University in Great Britain is set to conduct a research project to evaluate the current competition rule, with the first findings of the study to be published towards the end of the third quarter of 2023