PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paralympic Day host Jeremiasz sees value of historic celebration beyond Paris 2024
To be held on Saturday, 8 October, Paralympic Day will feature entertainment, motivational speeches, and opportunities for visitors to try out Para sports and meet more than 150 athletes
![Retired coach Massimo Da Rin has guided Italy the team to five Paralympic appearances, two top-five finishes at the World Championships, and a European title in 2011.](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Retired%20coach%20Massimo%20Da%20Rin%20has%20guided%20Italy%20the%20team%20to%20five%20Paralympic%20appearances%2C%20two%20top-five%20finishes%20at%20the%20World%20Championships%2C%20and%20a%20European%20title%20in%202011..jpg)
Da Rin retires as Italy head coach after 17 years, Babey takes over Norway
Mirko Bianchi to lead host nation at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics; Ken Babey leaves Canada following seven years in charge of national team
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Sport programme for 2026 Commonwealth Games to feature nine Para sports
Para swimming, Para athletics, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, Para track cycling, Para lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, shooting Para sport, Para table tennis and Para triathlon will be featured at Victoria 2026, with Para disciplines in golf, coastal rowing and road race cycling also vying for inclusion
![Three male athletes in wheelchairs, with one carrying a red and white ball, play at a venue packed with spectators.](/sites/default/files/2022-10/resized%2C%20Image%20for%202022%20Rugby%20World%20Championship.jpg)
Squads announced for 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
12 of the 13 top ranked teams in the world are bringing a total of 139 players including most of the top names in the sport to Vejle, Denmark
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Stage set for 2022 season finale as Mexico hosts World Series for first time
Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Tijuana welcomes nearly 230 athletes from 16 countries from Thursday to Sunday this week
![USA players celebrate their triumph in Ostrava as they beat Canada in the final of the International Para Hockey Cup.](/sites/default/files/2022-10/USA%20players%20celebrate%20their%20triumph%20in%20Ostrava%20as%20they%20beat%20Canada%20in%20the%20final%20of%20the%20International%20Para%20Hockey%20Cup..jpg)
USA stamp dominance in Ostrava
Paralympic champions outplay arch-rivals Canada 4-0 for gold at International Para Hockey Cup while Sweden claim Nordic Challenge title
![A woman and a man in racing wheelchair racers in front of the finish line of the London Marathon](/sites/default/files/2022-10/GettyImages-1429592703.jpg)
Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner do it again at London Marathon
Swiss pair triumph in the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the British capital to replicate their victories seven days earlier in Berlin
Golden delight for Oreste, Nanni at Lonato 2022
Italian stars claim individual and team titles to help hosts end on top with four gold medals at the first ever European Championships
![IPC President Andrew Parsons speaks in front of many participants at an international summit](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Pres.%20Parsons%20at%20Vatican%20Sept.%202022%20cropped.png)
IPC President Parsons signs declaration on inclusion of sport at Vatican
The declaration was signed at the conclusion of a two-day international summit at the Vatican
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Hosts Georgia celebrate first ever European title on final days at Tbilisi 2022
Akaki Jintcharadze hoists 228kg to win the title in the men’s over 107kg, while Poland’s Marzena Zieba sets European record among the female heavyweights