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![Team USA wins Para Mixed Relay in Pontevedra, Spain](/sites/default/files/2023-09/triatlon0.jpg)
Para Mixed Relay closed the curtain on exciting World Triathlon Para Championships
Team USA was crowned as champion in the Para Mixed Relay; three American women also won individual titles
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the finishing line of the Berlin Marathon ahead of two competitors](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Berlin%20Marathon%202023.jpg)
Catherine Debrunner pulverises world record at Berlin Marathon
Top four finishers in the women's wheelchair race cross the finishing line below the previous record, Marcel Hug wins men's event for ninth time
![A male coach sits beside the pool and places his hand on a male swimmer's hand.](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Italy%20Para%20swimming%20coach%20Riccardo%20Vernole%20%20.jpg)
PARA SPORT Awards 2023: Italian swimming coach Riccardo Vernole named Best Coach
Vernole won the Best Coach Award for guiding Italian Para athletes to 64 medals at the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships
![A standing man and a man in a wheelchair competing in a shooting range](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Lima%20new%20photo.jpg)
Lima 2023: First gold for Azerbaijan and Israel
Kamran Zeynalov and Yuliya Chernoy make World Championships history on day three as Pierre Guillaume-Sage puts France on top of the leaderboard
![Two male swimmers in an open water competiion](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Spain%20Open%20Water%20Cup.jpg)
Spain shines brighter on first Open Water Cup in Sardinia
Five-time Paralympic medallist Javier Torres leads the pack in the men's races; Poland, Sweden and Switzerland make history in the women's races in Italy
![Four rifle shooters in wheelchairs in a shooting range](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Foto%20Lima%20day%2021.jpg)
Lima 2023: Perfect birthday gift for Cuiping Zhang
Paralympic legend helps China take R10 – mixed team gold with compatriot Bo Ren, South Korea wins P6 – mixed team final on day two of the Worlds
![Two women standing next to a seated woman showing their medals](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Lima%202023%20-%20Day%201%20-%20China.jpg)
Lima 2023: Surprise win and world record highlight opening day
China’s Yixin Zhong beats favourites to pick first world title as France's De la Forest hits record in the last shot; India, South Korea and USA also take gold
![A group of five men and five women in a press conference](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Sardinia.jpg)
Sardinia to make history with Open Water Cup
Paralympic and world champions switch from the pool to the sea in Italy marking the return of open water events to the World Para Swimming calendar
![Two female athletes smile for a photograph after receiving gold medals.](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Veronika%20and%20Elisabeth%20Aigner.jpg)
PARA SPORT Awards: Veronika Aigner wins Breakthrough Award with guide Elisabeth
The Austrian Para alpine skier wins the award after earning victories at both the Paralympics and the World Championships
![Five shooters competing in a rifle event in a shooting range](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Lima%202021%20WSPS%20WC.jpg)
Lima 2023: Stars ready for first World Championships in the Americas
Ninth edition of the Worlds in Peru’s capital will see 260 athletes from 54 countries compete in 31 medal events and aim for qualification slots for Paris 2024
![A male athlete holds the German flag with both hands at a stadium.](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Felix%20Streng%20Germany%2C%20Tokyo%202020.jpg)
Paralympic superstar Felix Streng shares the essence of the 100m race
The German gold medallist in the men’s 100m T64 at Tokyo 2020 is preparing for his ‘perfect’ race at Paris 2024
![A woman smiling in an office](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Para%20NZ%20-%20Rebecca%20Foulsham%20still.jpg)
Rebecca Foulsham wins the 2023 PARA SPORT Citi Volunteer Award
New Zealander who has been a Para sport classifier for more than 25 years triumphs in global online vote
![A man smiles in front of a book shelf.](/sites/default/files/2023-09/David%20Howe%20Paralympic%20Scientific%20Award%202023.jpg)
Canadian Paralympian and Professor David Howe to receive IPC Scientific Award 2023
Howe: “It is humbling to be nominated for this award by my scientific peers and having it bestowed upon me by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).”
![A female rifle shooter in a competition](/sites/default/files/2023-09/GettyImages-1337169929.jpg)
New Delhi to host India's first-ever shooting Para sport World Cup in 2024
Competition will kick off next year's season and will be the final open direct quota allocation event for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
![Para dancers in action](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Helena%20Kasicka%20in%20action%20in%20Kosice%202023..jpg)
Kosice 2023: Home star Kasicka shines with triple gold
Slovakian puts on an incredible show as Ukraine's Sivak takes twin gold and Philippines' De Asis pulls a surprise at the traditional World Cup
![Italian Paralympians pose during the Red Carpet of the Venice Film Festival with the cast of Fantastici 5](/sites/default/files/2023-09/STC02605.jpg)
The road of four Para Athletes and their coach reaches Italian TV
Eight-episode series was presented during the Venice Film Festival with the participation of Italy’s ‘Charlie's Angels’
![A male and a female Para rower pose for a photograph while holding the French flag.](/sites/default/files/2023-09/World%20Rowing.jpg)
The cherry on the cake for French Para rowers Alberdi and Cadot
France’s Laurent Cadot and Elur Alberdi booked tickets for Paris 2024 after finishing third in the PR3 mixed double sculls at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
![Belgium's top Para dancer Sofie Cox is expected to put up a strong show after having undergone surgeries in the past.](/sites/default/files/2023-08/Sofie%20Cox.png)
Para dancers back to Kosice with focus on Genoa 2023 Worlds
World and European champion Kasicka to lead home challenge as dancers aim for making final adjustments in penultimate event ahead of Worlds
![United States won the gold medal against the United Kingdom in Wheelchair Rugby, in the Invictus Games 2023.](/sites/default/files/2023-09/WCRInvictus2023.jpg)
At Invictus Games, Paralympians and aspiring stars celebrate the power of Para sport
The competition reflects what Para sport can do to benefit people with disabilities, which is one of the core objectives of the Paralympic Movement
![A male rifle shooter in the middle of other athletes in a shooting range](/sites/default/files/2023-09/GettyImages-1337201761.jpg)
Lima 2023: Male Ones to Watch
Here are five of the world's best who will be competing at the World Championship in the Peruvian capital this month