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![Photo of a plaque written in Italian](/sites/default/files/2020-09/italy-rome-1960-anniversary.jpg)
Italy goes down the Rome 1960 memory lane
NPC celebrates 60th anniversary of the 1960 Paralympic Games
![Old black and white photo of Italy marching into the stadium](/sites/default/files/2020-09/italy-rome-1960.jpg)
Celebrating 60 years since Rome 1960 - the first Paralympic Games!
Rome 1960 was the first Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Olympics
![Ellie Cole](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/E77VKMtV7pXID_q9ia2VtW9CRYWP5sLN_zc2T1YZhIU.jpg?itok=YzaRCJHs)
Ellie Cole’s 'out of body experience' watching 'Rising Phoenix'
'I think people who watch the film, particularly those who aren’t fans already, are going to finally understand that the Paralympic Movement is really multi-dimensional'
![Two men jumping in the pool from starting blocks with people watching them from the stands](/sites/default/files/2020-09/WS%20Berlin%202018.jpg)
World Series return to Berlin in October
German capital is home to one of the most traditional Para swimming competitions in the world
![Saudia Arabian man riding a horse](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Ahmed-Sharbatly_0.jpg)
Ahmed Sharbatly rides into Tokyo 2020 for Saudi Arabia
Para dressage athlete’s dream was seven years in the making
![New IPC logo symbol](/sites/default/files/2019-12/IPC%20logo.jpg)
IPC launches requests for information for Games media rights in Europe
IPC looking for Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games partners who can ensure the Paralympics have a greater impact on society
![A male Para snowboarder competing](/sites/default/files/2020-09/asset_SB5_8638_3696_1_ioc_2020-09-16_174128.jpg)
Pioneer Mike Shea swaps snowflakes for sawdust
Paralympic medallist announces retirement and speaks out about the challenges of adjusting to a new lifestyle after elite sport
![Yoshihide Suga](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Yoshihide%20Suga.jpg)
IPC statement on the election of Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister of Japan
'We are all looking forward to working with him and his government to ensure the safe and secure delivery of next year’s Games'
![Beijing 2022 logo new](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Beijing%20Paralympic_full%20colour_RGB_0.jpg)
Beijing 2022 revise emblem for Paralympic Winter Games
Emblem now reflects IPC’s new logo
![Shauna-Kay Hines](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Shauna-Kay%20Hines.jpg)
The indomitable spirit of Shauna-Kay Hines
"I wasn't fully aware about disability communities [but], it's not as if my parents were hiding from it. I wasn't exposed to the wider disability in Jamaica."
Beijing 2022 launches I’mPOSSIBLE toolkit ahead of Winter Paralympics
IPC programme set to educate schoolchildren in China about the Paralympics
![Logo of IDA and IPC](/sites/default/files/2020-09/IDA-IPC.jpg)
IPC and International Disability Alliance to sign co-operation agreement
The historic agreement will see the two like-minded organisations collaborate on a range of initiatives
![a female wheelchair table tennis player punches the air in victory](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Tamara-Leonelli-Lima-2019.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 qualification a dream come true for Tamara Leonelli
Chilean table tennis player prepares for Paralympics debut after winning the Parapan title in Lima
![Three men standing on a shooting range, two of the holding shotguns](/sites/default/files/2020-09/20200912_143129.jpg)
Mirko Cafaggi makes golden return in Brno
Italy's World Championships medallist wins first international Para trap competition in Czech Republic
![Dutch male wheelchair tennis player makes a fist after scoring a point](/sites/default/files/2020-09/sam-schroder.jpg)
Sam Schroder shocks Dylan Alcott as US Open concludes
Dutchman’s debut shook up the wheelchair tennis world
![a para cyclist rides around the track](/sites/default/files/images/170714140856009_Diego%2BDuenas_0.jpg)
Becoming top Para cyclist means being a better person for Diego Duenas
Colombian Rio 2016 cycling bronze medallist speaks about his career in an Instagram Live event organised by the IPC to celebrate one-year-to-go to Tokyo 2020
![A man snowboarding](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Jacopo%20Luchini%20OIS.jpg)
Last-minute loss fuels Luchini for Lillehammer
Following season cut short, Worlds medallist prepares to become first snowboard instructor with an impairment in Italy
![A group of wheelchair users outdoors with a group of standing people behind them](/sites/default/files/2020-09/workshop%20Bonn%202020%20Erik%20Machens.jpg)
World Championships legacy lives on in Bonn
'There is nothing more beautiful than impacting people and help them discover the abilities they have hidden inside,' says Erik Machens
![A teenage girl holding a cane and a gold medal while posing for a photo](/sites/default/files/2020-09/WPSFinalsFri5039.jpg)
Anastasia Pagonis teaching lessons through fun
USA swimmer uses social media to educate about life being blind: 'We can do the same as anyone else, it’s just that we may have to do things differently'
![Greg Polychronidis podcast](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/qV_cYElPKmuE1wHZDhcZdyYWK8H68HkJDB0h1VNKLnc.jpg?itok=M6aKpcel)
Greg Polychronidis speaks his heart out on overcoming setbacks
'The most important is to find your mistake in order to become stronger and not make the same mistakes'