PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC to host Membership Gathering in Madrid
Meetings and workshops will tackle the Paralympic Movement’s future
![Costa Rica's Camila Haase and Canada's Benoit Huot, newly trained Proud Paralympian leaders, during training in Bogota](/sites/default/files/images/180906145705299_IMG_0826.jpg)
Americas region has new Proud Paralympian leaders
Agitos Foundation's athlete education programme now has a pool of trained leaders from all five regions
![Powerlifting | Siamand RAHMAN wins Gold and WR | Men's +107kg | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games HD](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/GyiSIR21-7CHY55H8nOySa9dTZh6CUwW0nEyBbaB7Fo.jpg?itok=g0AlEN4w)
Kitakyushu 2018: Siamand Rahman saving his best
Iranian not planning to break world record at Asia-Oceania Open Champs
![Medal events and Sports | Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/A3oQTxD2hBzxjAqkxdr9KMEXfczFurvsbYxiv1VOFWA.jpg?itok=ViFC4TRG)
Tokyo 2020: Record number of sports to be broadcast live
14 sports as well as Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be shown
![Majid Farzin versus Jixiong Ye | Kitakyushu 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/6t_X6kz3CXKSFyqMfWvrUeWTaxSRHb93A5-K9EIqzJQ.jpg?itok=EC-bkBLV)
Kitakyushu 2018: Majid Farzin vs. Ye Jixiong
World champions meet in men’s up to 88kg
![a male wheelchair tennis player](/sites/default/files/images/180528111806651_David%2BWagner.jpg)
US Open: Houdet, Kamiji Wagner back for one more
Last Grand Slam of the year to take place in New York
![Memorable Moment | Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/3oxRfCCGHnwi0vEd17yE2tDml5v_BHHbZU5ewACbTBg.jpg?itok=ykvlct99)
Beijing 2008: 10 years on
A look back at one of most iconic moments in Paralympic history
![10 Year Anniverary of the Beijing 2008](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/qWwhdMYcYV7W_wiaoNuV6FNL8PrXX1JzC_Kkb8hlsAs.jpg?itok=D_-uUomx)
Beijing 2008: 10 fast facts
Decade on from Games that changed Paralympic Movement forever
Fresh boccia start at Poznan Regional
First major competition since August’s World Championships
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IPC to stage media and marketing summit in Madrid
Allianz, BP and Toyota among those to speak at event
![female Para equestrian rider Angelika Trabert celebrates with the German flag and her medal](/sites/default/files/images/180905111846082_angelika-trabert-cropped_0.jpg)
Tryon 2018: 10 questions for Angelika Trabert
German reflects on 27-year career ahead of Worlds
![Interview with Oksana Masters](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/MLSt-uV422ZqbCM_mkTs0KTEZDz14ucWaK8nY9F5FKc.jpg?itok=mG9KDP7n)
PyeongChang 2018: Oksana Masters’s hardest moment
US skier recalls how she beat the odds to win Paralympic title
Colombia hosts marketing and communications workshop
Latin American NPCs take part in workshop as part of the project En sus marcas, listos… Inclusión
![Le Van Cong versus Zheng Yu | Kitakyushu 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/y3XK5foM3EX6QATQjSZf6cKCqRnVSJRQv8zn1uaGSsE.jpg?itok=7Z_GLlzC)
Kitakyushu 2018: Le Van Cong vs. Zheng Yu
Vietnam’s Paralympic champion targets Asia-Oceania title defence
![four Para athletes competing in boccia, wheelchair basketball, swimming and badminton](/sites/default/files/images/180905101932511_Americas-AOTM-August.jpg)
Who should be August’s Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’?
Athletes nominated in badminton, boccia, swimming and wheelchair basketball
![Picture collage of boccia, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, swimming and athletics athletes nominated for a poll](/sites/default/files/images/180904084328751_august-athlete-month.jpg)
Who should be August's Allianz Athlete of the Month?
Five Para athletes from five different sports shortlisted
Rowing 2018 Ones to Watch announced
Athletes to look out for at upcoming World Championships
![Lingling Guo Versus Ni Nengah Widiasih | Kitakyushu 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/bYS6QRqW64g6fku-J_LyXUa4_ceCv9QZ2Ov7hniUl8k.jpg?itok=czfA8Af0)
Kitakyushu 2018: Lingling Guo vs. Ni Nengah Widiasih
Chinese and Indonesian go head-to-head in women’s up to 45kg
![female Para equestrian rider Natasha Baker smiles on her horse](/sites/default/files/images/180711130511135_Natasha-Baker-Hartpury2.jpg)
Tryon 2018: 10 questions with Natasha Baker
British Paralympic champion likens herself to Beyonce
![female wheelchair basketballer Carina de Rooij lifts up the trophy](/sites/default/files/images/180904161757418_Carina-de-Rooij.jpg)
Hamburg 2018: Gold at last for Carina de Rooij
Captain ends 16-year wait for wheelchair basketball title