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![Boy in wheelchair holds basketball while Michael Jordan tries to block](/sites/default/files/2020-06/michael-jordan-eric-barber-getty.jpg)
When Eric Barber beat Michael Jordan in wheelchair basketball
‘The Last Dance’ documentary re-emerges photo of 16-year-old with the basketball legend
![Rooba AlOmari](/sites/default/files/2020-06/Rooba%20Alomari.jpg)
Rooba AlOmari suspended for non-analytical anti-doping rule violation
Rio 2016 Paralympian suspended for a failure to submit to sample collection
![ASICS | #RunToFeel](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Sq_OWjoYvSstrXpfTU5fOkas-3wNJZn5ujjtrea2i78.jpg?itok=q2zIN8rC)
New study explores the world’s love of running
ASICS launches a series of initiatives aimed at helping the world run – both during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
![two male wheelchair tennis players shake hands at the net](/sites/default/files/2019-09/Andy-Lapthorne-Dylan-Alcott-US-Open.jpg)
Revised Paralympic qualification dates for wheelchair tennis
Entry lists will now be determined using the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour rankings as of 7 June 2021
![Mahdi Pourrahnamaahmad - Taekwondo](/sites/default/files/images/170118093907482_Mahdi%2BPourrahnamaahmadgourabi%2B2.jpg)
Sport Week: Top moments in Para taekwondo
With Para taekwondo set to star at the 2020 Paralympic Games for the first time, the sport already has a rich history.
![male Para taekwondo fighter Anthony Cappello kicks another fighter in the groin](/sites/default/files/images/190211170415717_bopha-kong-anthony-cappello.jpg)
Sport Week: Welcome to Para taekwondo
Get to know one of the newest Paralympic sports set to make history next year at Tokyo 2020
![two female Para taekwondo fighters kick at each other](/sites/default/files/images/171020105248526_Amy%2BTruesdale.jpg)
Para taekwondo waiting in the wings for Paralympic debut
'It's just growing and growing. So, after Tokyo 2020, hopefully it will grow again'
![Daniel Caverzaschi hits the ball](/sites/default/files/2020-06/Daniel-Caverzaschi1.jpg)
Daniel Caverzaschi in quest of right ‘formula’ for Paralympic success
Spanish wheelchair tennis eager to combine his passions for sport and economics
![African table tennis player reaches for a shot](/sites/default/files/2020-06/george-wyndham-rio-2016-ittf.jpg)
George Wyndham leads from front, educates Sierra Leoneans on COVID-19
With sports on hold, Para table tennis player finds alternative way to fill his time
![A male sit-skier competing on a giant slalom event](/sites/default/files/2020-06/Arly.jpg)
Two wild rides transformed Arly Velasquez's life
Mexico’s sole Winter Paralympian looks back at at a ten-year career on snowy mountains
World Para Snow Sports concludes first Online Nations Meeting
A total of 360 participants from 45 countries take part in 100 working sessions during four days
![Female table tennis player in wheelchair returns a shot](/sites/default/files/2020-06/borislava-peric-rankovic-credit%20KARL%20NILSSON.jpg)
Serbia's world No. 1 Peric-Rankovic recharging during COVID-19 pandemic
Serbian table tennis player believes COVID-19 pandemic has brought families closer and united the nation
![Three men in racing wheelchairs competing in a blue track](/sites/default/files/2020-06/49066407862_7bc577a8c6_k.jpg)
World Para Athletics 2020 season: Status update
Paris Grand Prix cancelled and European Championships postponed to 2021
![A female runner wearing Poland's uniform running on a blue track](/sites/default/files/2020-06/GettyImages-1186651418%20%281%29.jpg)
Bydgoszcz Europeans postponed to 2021
Around 600 athletes set to compete in the Polish city in the seventh edition of the World Para Athletics European Championships
![A woman stretching her arms before competing in a powerlifting bench press](/sites/default/files/2020-06/48296072322_86694aa349_h.jpg)
Amalia Perez makes winning debut at Online World Cup Series
Paralympic champion takes women's title in second edition with Jordan’s Abdelkareem Khattab finishing first in the men's competition
![Solomon islands Disability Inclusive Sports & Fun Day](/sites/default/files/2020-06/Solomon-Islands-training.jpg)
Barriers 'smashed down' as table tennis grows in the Pacific
Development programme launched in 2014 transforms attitudes towards disability
How the world has changed since, is just crazy — Oksana Masters
The Laureus awards winner aims to get her Paralympic dream back on schedule
![Ibrahim Hamadtou of Egypt competes in the men's singles Table Tennis - Class 6 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161017101823449_Ibrahim.jpg)
Sport Week: Top moments in Para table tennis
Incredible rallies and shots from all angles that stunned fans at the Paralympic Games
![Yui Kamiji won the Toyota Open International de L'ile de Re just over a week after claiming her third Roland Garros crown](/sites/default/files/images/180618090921718_GettyImages-970314842.jpg)
ITF and Grand Slams team up to support wheelchair tennis
Funds to support wheelchair tennis athletes following cancellation of events due to COVID-19 pandemic
![Erik Horrie](/sites/default/files/2020-05/Erik%20Horrie.jpg)
Darkness shines light on Erik Horrie’s inner strength
'It’s very easy to hide how broken you are inside as an athlete, because society focuses on our physical strength, but I want people to see through my story that it is not a weakness to ask for help'