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![A man poses with the Olympic and Paralympic logos for PyeongChang 2018](/sites/default/files/images/170815081757726_JisungPark.jpg)
Ji-Sung Park named PyeongChang 2018 Ambassador
Korean football icon to promote next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
![Four male medal winners on a podium](/sites/default/files/2019-10/azerbaijan.jpg)
Azerbaijan top judo medal table
Nation ends 2017 European Championships with six golds.
![a wheelchair tennis player hits a shot](/sites/default/files/images/170810140208173_gordon%2Breid%2Bwimbledon.jpg)
Gordon Reid relishing tennis title challenge
Rio 2016 Paralympic champion not afraid of the sport's strength in depth.
![A female trainer coaches blind players in Vienna, Austria.](/sites/default/files/images/161104122241332_370.jpg)
Europe's blind football breakthrough
UEFA-funded project helps game reach new heights over past five years
![Lisa Gjessing - Taekwondo](/sites/default/files/images/170118093909457_Lisa%2BGjessing%2B5.jpg)
Para taekwondo to reward spin kicks
Addition of 4-point technique aims to “dazzle and excite.”
![a group of fans cheer and wave flags](/sites/default/files/images/170810093906973_aussie%2Bfans.jpg)
Australia’s Para ice hockey ambition
Country receives equipment to help grow the winter sport
![five para athletes compete in track and field sports](/sites/default/files/images/170809093235232_Americas%2BAOTM%2BJuly.jpg)
Who should be Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’?
Vote now to decide who was the best athlete in the Americas in July
Taiki Morii aiming for continuity ahead of PyeongChang 2018
Japan’s Alpine skier hoping to maintain performance in Paralympic year after topping World Cup standings
![Brazil's Petrucio Ferreira on his way to smashing the 200m T47 world record at London 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170722201930414_36051480426_fc73429c0d_o.jpg)
Petrucio Ferreira named July’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
Brazilian sprinter had a record-breaking London 2017.
![four people in suits speaking](/sites/default/files/images/170809120100962_IPC%2BPresidential%2Bcampaign.jpg)
IPC Presidential candidates speak
Four video interviews filmed ahead of September's Governing Board elections
![a para equestrian rider pats her horse in the stables](/sites/default/files/images/170809145445081_Sanne%2BVoets.jpg)
Voets looks to continue Rio fairytale
Dutch rider aims to reclaim her European title with new horse and new groove.
![a wheelchair tennis player hits the ball](/sites/default/files/images/170711120912463_alfie%2Bhewett%2B2.jpg)
Wheelchair Tennis Masters on the move
Loughborough to host tournament after three years in London.
![para athletes winning their events](/sites/default/files/images/170808143742485_Nottwil%2Btop%2B5.jpg)
Nottwil 2017: Top 5 moments
First World Para Athletics Junior Championships made lasting memories.
Boccia bonanza for Thailand
Paralympic champion leads medal winners at biggest competition of 2017 so far.
![a wheelchair tennis player raises his arms in celebration](/sites/default/files/images/170808153106663_gustavo%2Bwins_0.jpg)
World No.1s claim British Open titles
More glory for Fernandez, Kamiji and Wagner in 2017 Super Series
![wheelchair rugby players battle for the ball](/sites/default/files/images/170808090149008_IWRF%2BDiv%2BC.jpg)
Germany to host wheelchair rugby Euros
City of Grosswallstadt named as venue for 2017 Division C Championship
![A group of blind football players celebrate a win](/sites/default/files/images/150830090425588_Football-5%2BEuros.jpg)
Blind football Euros to be live streamed
All European Championship games available online in both English and German
![two men - one standing one sitting](/sites/default/files/images/170808113917020_npc%2BArgentina.jpg)
New NPC Argentina President elected
Domingo Latela to lead Paralympic Movement for next four years.
![Para athletes compete in swimming, athletics, powerlifting and shooting](/sites/default/files/images/170808125251329_summer%2Bsports%2Bcollage.jpg)
IPC announces summer sports strategy
Four-year plan outlines how to develop Para sports it acts as international federation for.
![A Para swimmer poses with her gold medal and mascot](/sites/default/files/images/170807100838944_monica%2Bboggioni.jpg)
Mexico City 2017: Italy name swim team
Teenager Monica Boggioni headlines the roster after phenomenal 2017 season so far.