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![Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin celebrates his gold medal on the podium.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Bonnie%20Bunyau%20Gustin%20celebrates%20his%20gold%20medal%20win%20at%20Birmingham%202022%20CWG..jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Sensational Gustin powers to Commonwealth Games gold
Malaysian smashes Games record three times; Nigeria's Oluwafemiayo sets new world record and Sudhir wins India's first gold in Para powerlifting
![Medallists for women's 200m individual medley SM10](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Medalists%20of%20women%27s%20200m%20individual%20medley%20SM10..jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Teenager Greenwood claims career’s first major gold
Australian puts up dominant medley show and Canada’s Bennett stuns Tokyo 2020 champion Hance for 200m freestyle S14 win as Para swimming wraps up
![A smiling male coach and female athlete wave an Uzbek flag between them after a competition bout.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Guljony%20Naimova%20coach%20Uzbekistan%20Tokyo.jpg)
Becoming Paralympic champion helps Uzbekistan’s Naimova find her place in life
Overcoming financial difficulty and social stigma before becoming Uzbekistan’s youngest Paralympic champion, Guljony Naimova is now one of the most successful and popular athletes in Asia
![A man in a lifejacket smiles widely inside a sailboat.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Erikstad%20sailing%20tips.jpg)
Top 5 tips to get started in Para sailing from sports veteran Erikstad
Bjornar Erikstad, Norway’s flagbearer at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, encourages people to take up Para sailing with a smile
![Three female wheelchair racers on a blue track in a crowded stadium](/sites/default/files/2022-08/GettyImages-1412539237.jpg)
Hannah Cockroft adds Birmingham 2022 gold medal to her CV
Wheelchair racer leads England podium sweep as first evening of track events at the Commonwealth Games sees another English triumph and win for Wales
![Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion in women’s up to 45kg category, will be eyeing her first Commonwealth Games medal at Birmingham 2022.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/51403611363_c06d9ae08c_c.jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Nigeria aiming at extending Commonwealth Games domination
One-day Para powerlifting competition will see four medal events with 40 athletes from 16 nations in action at NEC Arena
![A woman showing her gold medals with a backdrop of the 11th ASEAN Para Games](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Indonesia%20Ni%20Nengah%20Widiasih%20sets%20new%20record%20in%20powerlifting.jpg)
Paralympic medallists shine at ASEAN Para Games
Ni Nengah Widiasih, Le Van Cong win gold as hosts Indonesia and Vietnam top medals table in Para powerlifting at Solo 2022
![A close up of a female swimmer as she comes up for a breath during a breaststroke race.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Summers-Newton%20Commonwealth%20Birmingham.jpg)
Home crowd at fully integrated Games helps Summers-Newton complete medal set
With her latest victory at Birmingham 2022, Summers-Maisie can now call herself a Paralympic, world, European and Commonwealth champion
![Raphaelle Tousignant is the first Canadian woman to play alongside men at the national level.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Raphaelle%20Tousignant_Canada.jpg)
Tousignant ready to break new grounds
Canadian star eager to bring other female players along with her raising awareness at the Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi
![LA 2028 emblem](/sites/default/files/2020-09/LA28_Emblem_Paralympic_Stacked_A_Equality_Gradient_RGB_Color.jpg)
Record 33 sports bid for LA28 Paralympic Games inclusion
• Initial decision on the LA28 Paralympic sport programme will be taken by the end of January 2023
![A female wheelchair racer after crossing the line in a blue track](/sites/default/files/2022-08/GettyImages-1240802723.jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Hannah Cockroft eyes gold to complete medal set
Para athletics takes over Alexander Stadium with 10 medals up for grabs and local star hoping to make a new legacy 10 years after the London Paralympics
![Para triathlete and his guide each hold a bronze medal and smile](/sites/default/files/2022-08/GettyImages-1411981689.jpg)
Para triathlete Goerlach overcomes fear of water to take bronze at Birmingham 2022
Australian athlete says he would rather swim with sharks than jump in a pool after traumatic experience of nearly drowning more than 30 years ago
![A female swimmer embracing another female swimmer looking surprised in the pool](/sites/default/files/2022-08/GettyImages-1412039748.jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Alice Tai stuns the crowd, Katja Dedekind sets new world record
First three days of Para swimming action at the Commonwealth Games see young stars emerge and the farewell to a Paralympic legend
![IPC Agitos new logo](/sites/default/files/2019-12/IPC%20new%20logo%20for%20stories%201.jpg)
Second Phase of consultation goes live on the IPC Classification Code Review
• ‘Pivotal phase’ is seeking more targeted IPC Member feedback on key classification issues that emerged from Phase 1 of the Review and an initial working draft of the Code
![England's Johnboy Smith crossed the finishing line in one hour 41.15 minutes for his first CWG gold.](/sites/default/files/2022-07/England%27s%20Johnboy%20Smith%20.jpg)
Puncture ruins Weir's effort as Smith claims gold
Australia's De Rozario retains women’s marathon T53/54 title with Games record time
![Australian boccia player Daniel Michel and ramp assistant Ashlee McClure smile on the podium after winning bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Michel%20podium%20photo_2.jpg)
Friendship pushes boccia player Michel and assistant McClure to higher ground
Michel and his ramp assistant McClure certain their friendship will last a lifetime
![Two female players from different teams chase a ball across a football pitch.](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Thoya%20Kuester%20Germany%20blind%20football%202.jpg)
Team bond and common playlist lead German football prodigy Kuester to Euro title
The recipe for the German team's European title: trust, ambition to win, and a shared playlist
![An image showing laboratory glass tubes](/sites/default/files/2020-12/GettyImages-96526070.jpg)
Athlete Svetoslav Georgiev receives three-year ban for an anti-doping rule violation
Bulgarian Para Nordic skier returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance in competition in January
![A female wheelchair racer crossing a finish line and smiling](/sites/default/files/2022-07/GettyImages-946303874.jpg)
Marathons kick off the Para athletics action at Birmingham 2022
Men’s and women’s T53/T54 races open the Commonwealth Games programme with Weir leading the hosts and De Rozario going for another gold