PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Powerlifting

Egyptian legend believes his best days are still ahead of him

Five men competing in an indoor shooting event

Shooting

Course set for 1-3 August in Slovenia

male vision impaired sprinter Jason Smyth runs towards the finish line

Athletics

Irish star opens season at Grosseto Grand Prix

Man with long white beard shoots his bow and arrow

Archery

Steve Prowse and Ruben Vanhollebeke win vision impaired titles

Assunta Legnante

Athletics

Track and field action returns to venue of the 2016 European Champs

America

Elections to take place in Lima on 21 August

Picture collage of five athletes: swimmer, judoka, wheelchair tennis player, ice hockey player and triathlete

Five athletes shortlisted for their outstanding performances

A female swimmer with a cap showing the flag of Ireland

Swimming

Irish swimmer using opportunities created by Euro 2018 success

male wheelchair tennis player Dylan Alcott holds up a silver trophy and smiles

Wheelchair Tennis

Australian quad player aims to complete set of four Grand Slams

Photo portrait of Turkish male archer with a hat on

Archery

Men’s and women’s W1 top archers draw closer to Worlds titles

Male swimmer in goggles in the pool

Swimming

Belarusian hopes return to winning ways at finale in Berlin

male wheelchair tennis player Dylan Alcott holds up a silver trophy and smiles

Wheelchair Tennis

Top players aim to complete set of all four major titles

Brent Lakatos of Canada crosses the line to win in the Mens 100m T53 final at the London 2017 Para Athletics Championships.

Athletics

From Switzerland to Germany, athletes rewrite record books

Two Russian Para ice hockey players in front the Slovakian goaltender

Para Ice Hockey

Ice hockey team shows intent for international return

male boccia player Daniel Perez smiling

Boccia

Dutch boccia player targets second victory in 2019

Agitos

Summer Sports

Christian Holtz to oversee development of 10 sports governed by IPC

Korean male archer pulls back on his bow string aiming for a target

Archery

Archers strike world records on opening day

Collage made up of five photos of Allysa Seely, Anssell Miranda Martinez, Carolina Munevar, Herbert Aceituno and Sherman Guity

Athletics

Five countries represented among nominations

Wooden clubs for throwing events at Tokyo 2020 will be created by a public school students

Tokyo 2020

Students to produce wooden clubs for Tokyo 2020

Equipment to be used at throw events at next year's Paralympics

Ricardinho controls the ball, while two Turkish players try to take it from him

Blind Football

Seven players expected to shine at regional Championships