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![Female fencer smiles holding gold medal](/sites/default/files/2019-09/bebe-vio%20%282%29.jpg)
IPC podcast: Bebe Vio on defiance
Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion is the final guest of the podcast's series
![A woman observing a sit-skier at the starting gate](/sites/default/files/2021-01/49420505137_a8cc5c82f0_h.jpg)
Norway’s Synne Stangeland breaking the glass ceiling for female coaches
Young coach earns respect of her athletes and guides them to the World Championships on home snow in Lillehammer
IPC and Infront sign ground-breaking media rights partnership
Ambitious four-year European media rights agreement to unlock full potential of Paralympic Games
![A group of people watching the stage of a Para powerlifting competition with a person competing surrounded by five people](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Manchester%202020.jpg)
World Para Powerlifting announce calendar for World Cup 2021
Five events to take place from March to June in the qualification pathway for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
![A woman in white skirt and blue jacket posing in front of the athletics stadium during the Beijing 2008 Paralympics](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Sue%20Beijing%202008%20%282%29.jpg)
World Para Athletics saddened by passing of Sue McKiernan
Former ITO was directly involved in the development of Para athletics throughout the 1990s and beginning of the 2000s
![Shunya Takahashi](/sites/default/files/2020-12/Shunya%20Takahashi.jpg)
Shunya Takahashi: Loosen up to maximise performance
A former baseball player, the Japanese athlete now has his sights on qualifying for Tokyo 2020 Games in another sport - javelin
![A male hand plugging a green Eleiko sensor on a barbell](/sites/default/files/2021-01/eleiko-sensor2.jpg)
World Para Powerlifting and Eleiko optimise training and competition experience
Para powerlifting becomes first strength sport to use new technology to improve performance analysis via barbell sensors
![Two women and a man with impairments pose for a photo with awards](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Kinga-Dr%C3%B3%C5%BCd%C5%BC7-paulina-malinowska.jpg)
Celebrating female role models has powerful impact, says Malinowska-Kowalczyk
Winner of IPC 2020 International Women’s Day Recognition – Builder Category hopes she can inspire more nominations for 2021 edition
Peru's Pedro Pablo de Vinatea, a trailblazer for Para badminton
Para badminton Parapan American champion stays hopeful that he will achieve Tokyo 2020 qualification
![A smiling man with a bronze medal and wearing a Canadian jersey holds hockey sticks behind his neck](/sites/default/files/2020-12/Kevin%20Rempel%20Headshot%20-%20Medal.jpg)
Resilience and Resolutions with Rempel
Paralympic medallist kicks off 2021 on World Para Ice Hockey Instagram page chatting with guests about self care, habits, routines, and more
![Beijing 2022 pictogram video](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/AYIQkvAJcPB3HQYaeHMCrn-bbZY-nhfDnYQ2kh375_U.jpg?itok=J3Kf2kaK)
Beijing 2022 launch pictograms
Six stylish icons depict each of the Paralympic Winter Games sport disciplines
![a man speaking at a desk](/sites/default/files/images/180129094515318_Andrew%2Bcropped.jpg)
Happy New Year from IPC President Andrew Parsons!
"I have learned from Paralympic athletes to focus on the things that I can do and maximise that, and not focus on the things I can’t do or can’t control"
![Image of Tokyo Skytree at night with Paralympic green, blue and red colors](/sites/default/files/2020-12/tokyo-2020-city-getty-3.jpg)
What the Paralympic Movement can look forward to in 2021
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are on target, plus there are significant milestones to celebrate
![IPC President Andrew Parsons](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Andrew%20Parsons%203_0.jpg)
Andrew Parsons looks to a 'busy 2022' with optimism
'Whoever you are in the world - if you are an athlete, if you are a National Paralympic Committee member, a fan, a representative of the media, or someone who is interested in including 1.2 billion persons with disabilities – my message is only, thank you'
![Dr. Bob Steadward](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Dr.%20Bob%20Steadward.jpg)
Founding IPC President honoured
Dr. Bob Steadward awarded Canada’s highest order of achievement
![Looking Back at 2020 | Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/7jSfoTWfk81nPqwZ4vgCFZdDTYGdUvrLodhvJd-Hqx8.jpg?itok=C1pupmz5)
Paralympic moments that mattered in 2020
A look back at a challenging year that forced the world to adapt and make the most of the situation
![Canada's Danielle Kisser builds a pool in her garden](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/tXeygYAdmUPrX4TGvd582Ci7X2tN-peTAcnRIAewmFU.jpg?itok=r_C9l4Be)
A different swimming year in and out of the pool
From smashing records to going viral and fighting the pandemic in the front-line here are some of 2020's top moments
![A female powerlifter preparing to lift the bar](/sites/default/files/2020-05/d7_097_6NS6020_hiroki_nishioka.jpg)
The year Para powerlifting went virtual
World Para Powerlifting Online World Cup Series bring athletes together and keep them competitive during COVID-19 pandemic
![Black female wheelchair racer in her racing chair on the track](/sites/default/files/2020-12/Kare-Adenegan.jpg)
Hear My Voice: A Paralympian’s reflection on 2020
British wheelchair racer Kare Adenegan finds a way to stay motivated through 2020 and also how she contributed to the Black Lives Matter movement
![Collage of woman in sitting volleyball uniform and then on the right with her husband and toddler son](/sites/default/files/2020-12/kaleo-maclay%20%281%29.jpg)
IPC podcast: USA's Kaleo Maclay on parenting
Sitting volleyball star discuss how she juggles various commitments