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![Black female wheelchair tennis player celebrates a point](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Kgothatso-Montjane.jpg)
South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane defies odds through wheelchair tennis
From fetching her own drinking water to becoming the first black female African wheelchair tennis player to compete at Wimbledon, Montjane shows what is possible
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The IPC and UN Alliance of Civilisations to join forces
Organisations partner to combat global stereotypes, misperceptions and discrimination
![Standing male dancer dips his female wheelchair dancer](/sites/default/files/2020-01/Federico-Parri-Linda-Galeotti.jpg)
Genoa to host season's first World Cup in June
Italy to stage first international Para dance competition since 2019 World Championships in Bonn
![A group of men seated with rifles competing in an indoor shooting range](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Al%20Ain%202019.jpg)
Al Ain to host 2022 World Championships
It will be the first time the competition is staged in the Middle East, in the same venue that has hosted World Cups annually since 2015
![A man in a racing wheelchair celebrating with his arms stretched](/sites/default/files/2021-02/49072287358_a780ba98eb_k.jpg)
Dubai hosts 2021 season-opening World Para Athletics Grand Prix
More than 470 athletes from 52 countries in action, including world champions making return to stadium where they were crowned in 2019
![A group of men on an ice rink celebrating with their medals](/sites/default/files/2020-04/KOT_9621.jpg)
Ostrava 2021 Worlds postponed to June
World Para Ice Hockey and LOC to use the extra preparation time to implement comprehensive health and safety protocols due to COVID-19 pandemic
![Screen shot of Indian female athlete being interviewed](/sites/default/files/2023-08/gsw-manasi-joshi.jpg)
The women changing ‘narrative of disability’ through sport
Manasi Joshi and Bebe Vio inspire at ‘Global Sports Week’
![Jessica Long - Super Bowl LV - Toyota ad](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/gCxaVoabvs5yXrtlE88z85L_kPiQDQ-WgcYe4tO-0d4.jpg?itok=m2IxjerI)
Toyota’s Super Bowl ad on US Paralympian Jessica Long draws tears
Emotional commercial shown during highly televised American football championship game tells swimmer's incredible journey
![David Brown and GF](/sites/default/files/2021-02/David%20Brown%203.jpeg)
Super Bowl creates friendly tension at home for US Para sprinter David Brown
It is said that all is fair in love and war, but what about football? Paralympic champion David Brown is set to find out
![Screenshot of four-person panel](/sites/default/files/2023-06/andrew-parsons-global-sports-week.jpg)
Parsons at Global Sports Week: ‘As we say at the IPC, Change Starts With Sport’
IPC President shares Paralympic perspective at sport forum
![Matt Bollig](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Bolling%20collage.jpg)
‘Mahomes of wheelchair football’ driving the game upwards as Super Bowl looms
Sunday’s Super Bowl LV will be particularly poignant for Matt Bollig, star quarterback of the Kansas City Wheelchair Football team.
![Black male athlete holding an American football and smiling with a kid with an arm impairment](/sites/default/files/2021-02/shaquem-griffin-PORTLANDRONE.jpg)
As Super Bowl shines, so do NFL players with disabilities
How American football players Shaquem Griffin and late-Tom Dempsey inspire generations of onlookers
![Male sit-skier makes a turn](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Rene-de-Silvestro2.jpg)
Italy’s Rene de Silvestro celebrates career’s first speed victory
World Cup in Saalbach, Austria wraps up with several dramatic upsets
![World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.](/sites/default/files/images/120113112310550_World_Anti_Doping_Agency_PlayTrue_200dpi.jpg)
WADA launches new e-learning course for athletes and coaches
'Athletes and coaches should be viewing anti-doping as an integral part of their Tokyo 2020 training regime'
![Dai Tokraini](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Tokairin%205.jpg)
Dai Tokairin: My notebook of positivity leads to success
'A gold medal is a life changer. That’s why I’m in a quest to win it.'
![female Para swimmer Ellen Keane smiles and holds up her gold medal](/sites/default/files/images/180823152109280_ellen%2Bkeane.jpg)
Quiz time! How much do you know about the Euros?
Madeira, Portugal will host the Para swimming European Open Championships in a 100 days from now
![Beijing 2022 Torch unveiling video](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/uP0cpb7vb0mkbON8CuRtEXUVFvQvoZcmk8qMK8GlOfY.jpg?itok=08LCo7PJ)
Beijing 2022 unveils Paralympic Torch
The torch features a gold and silver colour scheme and the lower section is engraved 'Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games' in Braille
![two female Canadian Para ice hockey players on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/180913084242091_canada-ice-hockey.jpg)
Women’s Para hockey of Canada to host grassroots virtual camp
Participants are being encouraged to share their virtual camp experiences on social media using the #ParaIceHockey and #HockeyIsHers hashtags.
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EU-funded project creates opportunity for PhD student to join the IPC
The project aims to develop a more objective classification test for visual function
![Markus Salcher](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Markus%20Salcher.jpg)
Speed specialist Markus Salcher registers first downhill win in three years
France’s Hyacinthe Deleplace grabs the leader’s bib in men’s vision impaired class