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![A man snowboarding](/sites/default/files/2020-05/40351339433_08ba9a85b3_h.jpg)
Ben Tudhope named Australia’s Paralympic Athlete of the Year
Para snowboard overall Crystal Globe winner caps off roller coaster season with big award
![Iranian Para powerlifting Paralympic champion Siamand Rahman in his hometown Oshnavieh](/sites/default/files/2020-05/siamand.3_0.jpg)
Late Siamand Rahman’s herculean bust stands tall in hometown
The two-time Paralympic gold medallists had passed away on 1 March
![A picture of a man in a wheelchair congratulated by a woman](/sites/default/files/images/120702115554457_82753614.jpg)
Sport Week: Top moments in shooting Para sport
From the most-awarded athlete to the first Paralympic gold medal in a country's history
![A man in an electric wheelchair on the snow](/sites/default/files/2020-05/Saeed%20Zaroori.jpg)
Iran's 'adventure freak' Saeed Zaroori living life to the fullest
'I always say, do not chase me. I have my own life and I have my own story'
![a male Para badminton player in a wheelchair cheers after scoring a point](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Ho_Yuen_Chan_Irish%20Para.jpg)
Chan Ho Yuen working on ‘surprise element’ in downtime
But Hong Kong’s Para badminton star is also back to full-time training early amid COVID-19 pandemic
![Deepa Malik](/sites/default/files/2020-05/Deepa%20Malik.jpg)
India’s Deepa Malik clears confusion on retirement
Keen to serve Para athletes as President of Paralympic Committee of India
![A female powerlifter preparing to lift the bar](/sites/default/files/2020-05/48296077587_bd00d224ea_h.jpg)
Second Online World Cup Series kick off
Athletes can submit their videos to the new edition of the online competition until 24 May
![a male goalball player saves a shot with his legs](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Lima-2019-Canada-day-6.jpg)
Birmingham to host IBSA World Games 2023
The Games will take place from 18-27 August 2023
Sport week: Welcome to shooting
Shooting Para sport has featured at every Paralympic Games since Toronto 1976
![NZ Paralympians](/sites/default/files/2020-05/NZ%20Paralympians.jpg)
Paralympics New Zealand reach out to masses in search of 22 Paralympians
"This will ensure that they can be acknowledged and celebrated and for their stories to be shared once again with all New Zealanders"
![Two pictures of the same person. One with a guitar and the other in a wheelchair with a gold medal](/sites/default/files/2020-05/WhatsApp%20Image%202020-05-08%20at%2015.46.10.jpeg)
Taka Suzuki keen to pull right 'strings' for home glory
'I hope the Paralympic Games in 2021 are ones where people really feel they have got their lives back'
![three female Italian sitting volleyball players celebrate on the court](/sites/default/files/images/180718083220091_italy-beat-iran-women.jpg)
Francesca Bosio attributes Italy’s giant strides to hard work
‘Every single training session we have had over the last three years was keeping in mind to get us ready for Tokyo 2020.’
![World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.](/sites/default/files/images/120113112310550_World_Anti_Doping_Agency_PlayTrue_200dpi.jpg)
WADA updates COVID-19 guidance for anti-doping organisations
‘We are providing clear guidance so that the integrity of the system can be maintained without jeopardising the health of athletes’
![Danish wheelchair rugby bench cheering](/sites/default/files/2020-05/Denmark-wheelchair-rugbu-2019-european-championships-cLees-Foto%20.jpg)
Denmark to host 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
'The work, commitment and passion that has gone into the event bid is to be applauded'
![US female wheelchair basketball player shoots the ball while being double teamed](/sites/default/files/2020-05/rebecca-murray-rio-2016-getty.jpg)
‘Pressure’ brings out the best of US star Rebecca Murray
Her training starts with running through game-like situations on her own, visualising defenders coming at her from various points on court
![Italian female dressed in protective equipment with face mask, goggles and gloves](/sites/default/files/2020-05/greta-muti-medical.jpg)
Para rower Greta Muti’s medical and musical crew against coronavirus pandemic
Once training for her first Paralympics, Italian has now joined her family on a project helping people transition back to normal life
![A female powerlifter preparing to lift the bar](/sites/default/files/2020-05/d7_097_6NS6020_hiroki_nishioka.jpg)
Worlds medallists and Team Blue win inaugural Online World Cup Series
Colombia's Fabio Torres and Russia's Vera Muratova make history competing from home
![German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock](/sites/default/files/images/130702092939373_Sabine%2BEllerbrock%2Bcredit%2BLuc%2BPercival.jpg)
Sabine Ellerbrock bids farewell to wheelchair tennis following successful career
German former world No. 1 says goodbye to women's circuit
![Male British rower smiles with both arms raised](/sites/default/files/2020-05/James-Fox-Credit-Nick-Middleton.jpg)
Patience steers Para rower James Fox through coronavirus pandemic
British Paralympic champion shares about a scuppered summer, ‘climbing Everest’ and baking bread
![An athlete walking in front of a banner written World Para Powerlifting](/sites/default/files/2020-05/BIGSER.jpg)
World Para Powerlifting welcomes BIGSER as an approved supplier
Company will also become presenting partner of the Online World Cup Series