PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/51403611363_c06d9ae08c_c.jpg?h=2aad03fd&itok=46-o5d_1)
Birmingham 2022: Nigeria aiming at extending 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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Indonesia%20Ni%20Nengah%20Widiasih%20sets%20new%20record%20in%20powerlifting.jpg?itok=0HxCCvaw)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Summers-Newton%20Commonwealth%20Birmingham.jpg?h=5193bf5a&itok=UInLIy_l)
Home crowd at integrated Games helps Summers-Newton complete 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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Raphaelle%20Tousignant_Canada.jpg?h=4233ef75&itok=hkj2W34u)
Tousignant ready to break new grounds at Women's World Challenge
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-09/LA28_Emblem_Paralympic_Stacked_A_Equality_Gradient_RGB_Color.jpg?itok=p8XeynP-)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1240802723.jpg?itok=ADEuJDt3)
Birmingham 2022: 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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1411981689.jpg?h=227d88c7&itok=tlrx4VIL)
Goerlach overcomes fear of water to become Para triathlon medallist
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1412039748.jpg?h=23a8d665&itok=SUjbviIZ)
Birmingham 2022: Tai stuns the crowd, Dedekind sets new 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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-12/IPC%20new%20logo%20for%20stories%201.jpg?itok=urhIspW9)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/England%27s%20Johnboy%20Smith%20.jpg?h=5e660af9&itok=k7hQHdDL)
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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/Michel%20podium%20photo_2.jpg?itok=dC4JWbZs)
Friendship pushes Australian boccia player Michel 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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/Thoya%20Kuester%20Germany%20blind%20football%202.jpg?h=ce869189&itok=aV3AnbT3)
Team bond and common playlist lead football prodigy Kuester to Euro title
The recipe for the German team's European title: trust, ambition to win, and a shared playlist
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Athlete Svetoslav Georgiev receives three-year ban for 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/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/GettyImages-946303874.jpg?h=e32e44f8&itok=z9PWN5qg)
Birmingham 2022: Marathons kick off the Para athletics action
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
![A woman with the Australian flag on her shoulders and a swimming pool in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/GettyImages-1395465402.jpg?itok=wbfch46k)
Birmingham 2022: Stars make Games debut as Cole bids farewell
Six-day integrated swimming programme includes 12 Para sport medal events with 75 athletes from 11 countries competing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre
![A woman and a man shake hands in front of a Milan Cortina 2026 media backdrop](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/diana%20bianche%20di%20roberto%20selva%20milano%202026.jpg?itok=JGwxqi0b)
Esselunga becomes first Milano Cortina 2026 partner
The Esselunga partnership agreement is the first in a series of agreements that Milano Cortina 2026 representatives said they will soon announce
![Two female judokas grapple in a competitive bout](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/Alana%20Maldonado%20Tokyo%20gold.jpg?h=7bdeb4e6&itok=GaSmRGUT)
Top 5 tips to get started in judo from comeback champion Alana Maldonado
Paralympic and world champion Maldonado wants everyone to know it is never too late to start practising judo
![Image of a female para hockey player from USA on the ice for the beginning of the match](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/USAMELINGERG1-7-of-36.jpg?itok=HB6__s7a)
Quimby: Women’s Para ice hockey is ‘here to stay’
USA star shares her excitement about the inaugural Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi to take place on home ice in August
![French athletes wave small flags during the athletes' parade at the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-07/France%20team%20opening%20ceremony%20Tokyo.jpg?h=43b0deb5&itok=CaBKMtu-)
“Ouvrons Grand les Jeux” announced as Paris 2024 Games slogan
The French slogan means “Games Wide Open,” highlighting Paris 2024's openness to the powerful emotions and passions of sport