PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Najlah Imad Lafta Al Dayyeni, from Iraq, participated in women's S6.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/iraqtabletennis.jpg?itok=2bOUB4iE)
Meet three Para table tennis champions ready to take the spotlight at Paris 2024
Para table tennis is one of the sports from Hangzhou 2022 that awarded slots for the Paralympic Games next year. Joo Young Dae (Republic of Korea), Najlah Imad Lafta Al Dayyeni (Iraq) and Rungroj Thainiyom (Thailand) qualified for Paris 2024
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Classification Code expert: "The new Code will deliver the highest standard ever"
Anne Hart, one of the world’s leading experts on classification, explains its fascinating history and how the process to integrate all stakeholders to develop an improved and more efficient Code is done
![Bahrain parades in the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Asian Para Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/bahrain1.jpg?h=9c6d6c55&itok=3G0g3Ozz)
Asian Para Games: Athletes compete with big hopes and impactful missions in mind
More than 3,000 sportsmen and women are participating in Hangzhou with objectives that go from earning slots for Paris 2024 to raising awareness for their sport
![The wheelchair Rugby World Cup 2023 was held in France and won by Australia.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/rugby1.jpg?itok=fJfs9o1c)
Australia defeated Canada to win International Wheelchair Rugby Cup 2023
Second-ranked nation Australia won the IWRC 2023 in Paris after beating fifth-ranked Canada 53-48 in the final match of the tournament.
![The Paralympic marathon will go through many Paris monuments.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/marathon2024.jpg?itok=T5FQJuNj)
Paris 2024 reveals route of Paralympic Marathon
Four gold medals will be up for grabs in a challenging course through Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris on 8 September, last day of the Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 announces marathon and cycling road racing courses for the Paralympics
The beauty of Paris will be highlighted in the routes; access will be free for all the fans
![Narges Javadi (L) of Team Iran and Shao Qian of Team China are in competition.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/taekwondo.jpg?h=d7774096&itok=12Rnefx5)
Para taekwondo and Para canoe take centre stage after making debut at Hangzhou 2022
Athletes hope that competing at the Asian Para Games will lead to more recognition of the sports
![Xie Maosan won the gold medal in canoe KL1, the first one of the Asian Para Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/xie.jpg?itok=BgS0b8KH)
Xie Maosan wins first medal of the Asian Para Games in Canoe
37 year-old Paralympian finished her KL1 race in 55.478 seconds, claiming the first spot and a place in history as the sport debuts in the APG
![The Asian Para Games cauldron was lit during the Opening Ceremony of Hangzhou 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/asiaapg1.jpg?itok=FOS5rl-Z)
Asian Para Games: Hangzhou 2022 cauldron lit as Games open after one-year delay
Athletes will compete until 28 October in Hangzhou, China, after the fourth Asian Para Games were declared open during a spectacular ceremony
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Asian Para Games: Teenage star Khandelwal aiming for the top
After successful World Championships debut, India's 16-year-old is in search of more medals in Hangzhou to inspire young athletes to join his sport
![The pictograms of the 22 sports of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/Hangzhou%202022%20Asian%20Para%20Games%20Pictograms.jpg?itok=biJ6QhkY)
Asian Para Games: How to follow and watch
Fourth edition of the Games takes place from 22 to 28 October in China and will be broadcast to 12 countries across Asia
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Asian Para Games: Exciting contest on cards in the pool
Manchester 2023 world champions return to action in search of more glory at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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'WHO I AM Paralympics' TV series comes back strong for 2024
Since 2016, the series has featured more than 40 Para athletes from more than 25 countries in their respective journeys to Paralympic Games
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Moroccan athlete Said Asli receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Marrakech 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix
![A female seated javelin thrower in a Para athletics competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/GettyImages-1540196253.jpg?h=75c1b4a2&itok=4Vl8zfO_)
Asian Para Games: World stars aim to stamp dominance
Host nation set to top the medals table again following successful campaigns at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and this year's Worlds in Paris
![Two male Para taekwondo athletes fight in a match. An athlete wearing a red head gear kicks his opponent wearing a blue head gear.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/Mongolia%27s%20Bolor-Erdene%20Ganbat%20goes%20for%20a%20back%20kick%20in%20the%20K44%20men%27s%20-%2063kg%20finals._%20%28002%29.jpeg?h=2bc4dd6b&itok=gTCiJth1)
Asian Para Games: Athletes ready to put on exciting show in Hangzhou
The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games will be held from 22-28 October, featuring more than 3.000 athletes across 22 sports
![Jesus Hernández has won gold medals in the Paralympics and in the World Championships.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-10/hernandez2.jpg?itok=Xvgxhxrl)
Jesús Hernández: From being inspired to becoming the inspiration
After idolising successful athletes, Mexican Para swimmer Jesús Hernández has already won a Paralympic gold medal of his own and hopes newcomers can see him as an example in the future
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Asian Para Games: Paralympic stars in focus in Hangzhou
Lima 2023 world champions return to action as 13 gold medals are up for grabs during five days of shooting Para sport action in Hangzhou
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IPC holds Regional Sport Training in Mexico to strengthen the Paralympic Movement
Sixty-four athletes, coaches and technical officials from 17 countries benefited from the three-day event in Guadalajara, Mexico, earlier this month
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Expression of Interest to 2025 events to close on 27 October
Bidders can submit applications to host the World Para Athletics Championships, the U-20 Worlds and Grand Prix series in 2025