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Third and final phase of IPC Classification Code Review consultation goes live
• Code Review Team chair urges Paralympic Movement to make their voice heard in this ‘critical’ phase

Vergeer and Draney inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
First time in history that two wheelchair tennis players have been elected In the same year

World Para Athletics 2024 competition calendar confirmed
Season to kick off in Dubai, UAE with first of the seven Grand Prix of the year; Jesolo to host Italian GP from 22 to 24 March

Manchester 2023: Ones to watch
The eyes of the Para swimming world will fall on the Manchester Aquatics Centre from 31 July to 6 August and here are the stars to look out for

Master to mentor: Matt Stutzman helping India’s impressive armless archer
Stutzman, a three-time Paralympian, helped India’s Sheetal Devi at the 2023 World Archery Para Championships, which took place in Pilsen from 17 to 23 July. Devi captured the silver medal in the women's compound open event.

Women’s World Challenge: Where are they now
A closer look at some of the stars from the first edition last year in Green Bay

IPC Media and Marketing Summit takes place in Paris
Planning for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, more than 350 experts attended the meeting in the French capital

Paralympics a 'catalyst for progress': French Minister for Persons with Disabilities
Speaking at the 2023 IPC Media and Marketing Summit, Geneviève Darrieussecq said Paris 2024 volunteers, media and athletes will be ambassadors for change

Manchester 2023: joy of swimming key to Firth's success
One of the stars of the host nation she will be defending three individual titles in her fourth participation at the Para Swimming World Championships

Paris 23: Stars align on magical final day
Newcomers shine, defending champions save best for last and Para athletics legends collect more gold as Para Athletics Worlds wraps up in the French capital

Para Athletics Worlds open door to more Para sports fans a year before Paris 2024
With just over a year until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Para athletes said they loved competing in front of a vocal crowd at the Para Athletics World Championships. For many spectators, the event introduced them to the attractions of the sport

Paris 23: Sandilands pulls surprise, Sliwinska continues to impress
British runner makes winning Worlds debut, Polish thrower adds world title to Paralympic win in morning of thrilling throwing and jump finals on Monday

Japan's Oda becomes the youngest man ever to win a Wimbledon title
Japanese wheelchair tennis sensation Tokito Oda defeated two-time Paralympian Alfie Hewett in the men's singles final. Diede De Groot won the women's singles, and Niel Vinks won the quad singles in Wimbledon

Paris 23: Cockroft and Lemos double up with Sunday win
Colombian triumphs in rollercoaster shot put final while British wheelchair racer shows she is still the one to beat; Japan takes universal relay gold

How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync
We asked Paralympic medallists competing at the Paris 23 Para Athletics World Championships to share their secrets

Paris 23: Sunday best for Carabin, Legnante and Rodriguez
Belgian wheelchair racer bags second gold in his Worlds debut, Italian throwing legend extends her legacy and Ecuadorian jumper smashes world record

Paris 23: Ghavelas and Debrunner shine on super Saturday
Greek adds world title to Paralympic gold, Swiss star takes fourth win as Lakatos gives Canada first triumph and Brazil closes gap to China on medals table

Paris 23: Kathuniya supports new talent after Paralympic debut
Indian discus thrower Kathuniya claimed the silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 event at Tokyo 2020.

Paris 23: Djelal takes elusive gold in style
Algerian Paralympic champion wins first world title with new world record in a morning of first triumph for Argentina and second for Australia's Turner

Paris 23: Magnificent Markus Rehm makes it six
German jumper breaks championships record to add one more world title to his impressive collection one year before the Paralympics in the French capital