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![A male swimmer inside the pool giving thumbs up](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Simone%20Barlaam%20Sette%20Coli.jpg)
Simone Barlaam smashes records in return to pool
Italian swimmer establishes three new world marks and Stefano Raimondi sets another one in first competition after COVID-19 lockdown
![A group of eight persons on sledge hockey receiving instructions from three standing persons on an ice rink](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Latvia.jpg)
Latvia embraces resilience
Nation looks to continue development of Para ice hockey post-COVID-19
![Rising Phoenix soundtrack launch](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Soundtrack.jpg)
Title track and video from Rising Phoenix released globally
Written and Performed by Daniel Pemberton and Krip-Hop Nation, Rising Phoenix is available on all major music platforms
![A man with a prosthetic leg jumping](/sites/default/files/2020-08/49047013501_8418a9cb5e_k.jpg)
Stars back to action in Krakow and Leverkusen
World champions to compete for the first time this season in international events in Germany and Poland
![KEEPING HIMSELF MATCHFIT: Indian badminton star Pramod Bhagat](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Pramod-Bhagat_0.jpg)
India’s ace Para shuttler Bhagat uses downtime to work on weaknesses
'This time (COVID-19 lockdown) has helped me work on my biggest challenge – the movement in my disabled leg'
![Four children and a man on the snow](/sites/default/files/2020-11/SnowKidz-FIS.jpg)
FIS and World Para Snow Sports to cooperate on Bring Children to the Snow
Campaign aimed at introducing snow sports to new generations to create more opportunities for persons with disabilities
![A female swimmer with her left hand on the board looking towards the pool](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Ann%20Wacuka%20London%202019.jpg)
Ann Wacuka swimming to change attitudes in athletics-mad country
'Swimming as my career is a dream come true. It has opened doors that I had previously never thought about,' says Kenyan world medallist
![Japan Paralympic Committee](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Japan%20Paralympic%20Committee.jpg)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards postponed
IPC members can apply until 15 September 2021 for the 11th edition of the awards, postponed to January 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic
![El atleta masculino de Boccia usa un puntero para golpear la pelota con su asistente ajustando la rampa](/sites/default/files/2020-08/jacob-thomas-boccia.jpg)
IPC mourns loss of boccia athlete Jacob Thomas
The British athlete was one of the top players in the BC3 category
![A woman in a wheelchair celebrating with a man standing behind her during a Para powerlifting competition](/sites/default/files/2020-02/d4_130_4NS0932_hiroki_nishioka.jpg)
Lucy Ejike: I would choose Paralympics all over again
The Nigerian ace powerlifter completes two decades as a top-notch Paralympian this year
![Mohammad Reza Kheirollahzadeh](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Kheirollahzadeh.jpg)
Judo brings joy to Iran's Kheirollahzadeh
The world No. 1 saw his life turn around since taking up judo
![USOPC museum](/sites/default/files/2020-08/USOPC%20museum%205_0.jpg)
Olympic & Paralympic museum opens in USA
With athlete input, state-of-the-art museum offers interactive and immersive experience
![female wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio bites a gold medal and smiles](/sites/default/files/images/180823130404097_Beatrice-Vio.jpg)
Para athletes featured in Malala Fund’s initiative
‘Game Changers’ series features 30 female athletes who defy convention on and off the field
![El Campeonatoo Mundial de Deportes de Nieve en Lillehammer 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/3xqSeeLHwWimFaNN7qTjf5mDYsypkrXjnav5oOmf9SY.jpg?itok=6ufj2tX-)
Seven things to know about Lillehammer 2021
August marks 6 months to go until the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships
![A group of six Para ice hockey players huddle together in front of the goal](/sites/default/files/2020-08/asset_JM5_0654_12177_ioc_2020-08-12_172102.jpg)
World Para Ice Hockey publishes 2020-2022 Strategic Plan
Plan outlines the mission, vision and the three strategic priorities for the sport in the new cycle
![a female Para cyclist on the track](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Lima-2019-Samantha-Bosco-day-4%20.jpg)
USA's Sam Bosco rekindles love for Para cycling
Dad helps Paralympic bronze medalist get back on bike
![Neck surgery](/sites/default/files/2020-08/neck%20surgery.jpg)
Blood, Snot and Tears: A celebration of life and disability
'Many years later, I would learn that just as the struggle of black people is not to be white nor that of the LGBT community to be straight, my struggle as a person with a disability should not be to walk, but to live a full life with equal rights and opportunities — as I am'
![a group of male and female Para athletes sitting and standing outside a white building](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Athletes%20Council%20IPC%20Bonn_0.jpg)
Para athletes invited to register for global consultation regarding athlete protests
'The whole IPC Governing Board is looking forward to hear what the Para athlete community has to say during these focus groups'
![A male swimmer without his left hand swimming a pool](/sites/default/files/2020-08/GettyImages-1174423996.jpg)
Madeira European Open Championships postponed to 2021
Portuguese island to host the competition for the second time with 500 swimmers set to be in action
![Japanese male badminton player in wheelchair hits a return](/sites/default/files/2020-08/DAIKI-KAJIWARA.jpg)
Japan's Para badminton squad brewing with talent ahead of Tokyo 2020
Newbie Daiki Kajiwara switches from baseball to badminton while Ayako Suzuki gives the veteran punch