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Madeira 2024: Italy retain European crown
Azzurri claim four more titles on day seven to top the medal table for the second consecutive edition of the European Open Championships, Andrii Trusov brakes another world record as Ukraine finish second while the Netherlands take third place

Calgary 2024: Get to Know Korea
The Kim Jung Ho-coached team aim to bounce back with a better show at World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool in WinSport Arenas

Calgary 2024: Get to Know Italy
The Andrea Macri-led team will aim to get their first top-four finish at World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool in Calgary, where world's top eight teams are contesting at WinSport Arenas from 4-12 May

Madeira 2024: Gilli leads Itay's fabulous Friday
S13 swimmer takes her fourth gold and joins Monica Boggioni, Francesco Bocciardo and Stefano Raimondi as the Italian winners on the penultimate day of the European Open Championships

Athlete Maria Antonieta Ortiz receives reprimand for breaching terms of her sanction
Chilean Para powerlifter found to have committed a violation for breaching the terms of a previous suspension under the IPC Anti-Doping Code

Ones to Watch in goalball
Athletes you should be looking out for in goalball when the next Paralympics kick off in France

Madeira 2024: Meister and Turner share the glory
Swiss and Irish swimmers touch the wall the same time to take gold in the women's 50m freestyle S6 in a day of close thriller finishes at the European Open Championships

Calgary 2024: Get to Know Japan
The gold-medallist of last year’s B-Pool Worlds will be among the eight teams to feature at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool to be held from 4-12 May at WinSport Arenas in Calgary, Canada

Grand Prix 2024: Magic to be made in Marrakech
Over 430 athletes including Paralympic stars like Rodolfo Chessani and several home stars to be in action in the final Grand Prix before Kobe 2024 Worlds

Madeira 2024: Golden debut for Ellie Challis
British world champion claims her first European title in a day of three world records and a fourth gold medal in four races for Dutch star Rogier Dorsman at the European Open Championships

Amy Burk prepares to lead Canada to goalball podium
The four-time Paralympian shares how her journey in goalball started by giving the sport a “second chance”

Calgary 2024: Get to Know Slovakia
The Martin Joppa-led side hope to return to Paralympics with an improved show at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool

Shooters return to Changwon for second World Cup of 2024
Paralympic stars including Javanmardi, de La Forest and a strong Korean line-up are set to compete in Changwon 2024 World Cup from 25 April to 01 May

Madeira 2024: Hat-trick for Rogier Dorsman
Dutch Paralympic and world champion makes it three gold medals in three days at the Para Swimming European Open Championships on Tuesday, Maisie Summers-Newton and Simone Barlaam pick their first victories

Wheelchair tennis star Diede de Groot wins 2024 Laureus Award
Diede de Groot became the second wheelchair tennis player to win the prestigious award

Madeira 2024: Double delight for Taliso Engel on day two
German retains European title in the evening after breaking world record in the morning heat, as Ukraine closes the gap to Italy on the top of the medals table; Ireland, Switzerland and France take their first gold in Portugal

IPC moves into “exemplary” headquarters in Bonn
Team IPC moved into its new headquarters in Bonn, Germany on 22 April 2024

Introduction to goalball
Goalball has featured at every Paralympics since its debut at Toronto 1976

Madeira 2024: Thirteen-year-olds Barlov, Winnifrith steal the show
Bosnian and British teenagers take gold in their first-ever European final, while Italian swimmers start the competition in dominant fashion on Sunday

B-Pool Worlds: Know all winners
Ten editions have seen eight different champions coming from Asia and Europe since first World Championships B-Pool in 2008