Vista 2017 - News

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Commonwealth Games

Medal event programme for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced

Programme sees 136 medal events for women and 134 for men, with biggest integrated Para sport programme also confirmed

Wheelchair Tennis

Sam Schröder the newest wheelchair tennis star

Dutch athlete made headlines when he upset Dylan Alcott for the US Open title

America

APC praises Santiago 2023’s commitment to Parapan delivery

Chilean Sports Minister Cecilia Pérez confirms government’s support for the 2023 Parapan American Games during second Coordination Commission meeting

Beijing 2022

Beijing 2022 marks 500 days to go

‘We have full confidence in our preparations for the Games despite the challenges due to coronavirus’

Para dance sport

Genoa 2020 European Championships cancelled

Competition was set to take place from 17-21 December in the Italian city

Sydney 2000: The Games of Firsts

It was the first Paralympic Games to sell one million tickets

Aussie legend Louise Sauvage recalls Sydney 2000 with pride

'I never would have imagined a crowd like that at any Para event, ever. I had so much to think about in that moment but when I heard the noise come from the stadium, I was in awe'

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Athletics

Luca Ekler: 'Para athletics helped me to accept me for who I am'

Hungarian long jumper wants to inspire others to join sport sharing her journey to become a world champion

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Swimming

IPC Podcast: Ellen Keane on being a role model

'When I was growing up, I became really introverted and it was because I hated the fact that people were staring at me. It’s an awful feeling to know people aren’t looking at you, they’re looking at your arm'

Swimming

Craig Nicholson appointed Head of World Para Swimming

New role is part of the continuous development of the sport and will lead the implementation of the 2021-2024 Strategic Plan

Sydney 2000

Leroy Moore’s bond with Paralympics since Seoul 1988

“From an athlete to a musician, and now going back to Paralympics as a musician. It really completed the circle.”

Athletics

Ghana’s Botsyo Nkegbe owes his life to Paralympics

‘I do not see any other way society could have embraced me, celebrated me and accepted me had it not been for the Paralympics’

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Swimming

World champions return to the pool at Berlin World Series

Swimmers from 11 countries set to compete in German capital, including seven London 2019 gold medallists

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Powerlifting

Colombia and Mexico shine in Americas' first virtual competition

Two-day online event Colombia 2020 attracts 73 lifters from eight countries in the Americas region

Wheelchair Tennis

Yui Kamiji: A gold for home Paralympic Games

The Japanese athlete won the 2020 French Open singles wheelchair title - her second Grand Slam singles title this year

Rowing

Benoit, Polianskyi claim top spots in European Championship

'This means a lot, because it’s the first time Para is included in the European Championships, and I know there is a very strong field in Para rowing in Europe'