PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Chile's Juan Carlos Garrido celebrates winning gold at the Bogota 2018 orld Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/181208091410987_Juan-Carlos-Garrido.jpg)
Bogota 2018: Triple gold for Chile
Juan Carlos Garrido, Jorge Carinao and Camila Campos emerge victorious
![male wheelchair racer Daniel Romanchuk breaks the tape on the finish line ahead of two other wheelchair racers](/sites/default/files/images/181105085529439_Daniel-Romanchuk-New-York.jpg)
2018 in Review: Magnificent marathons
World record performances and a rising star highlight year
![Magazine cover photo of Colombian athlete drawing a boccia ball to his face](/sites/default/files/images/181207153240481_Paralympian%2Bcover.jpg)
IPC releases “The Paralympian” second edition
Last magazine of 2018 filled with sporting action, inspiring features and informative case studies
![Mahdi Pourrahnamaahmad - Taekwondo](/sites/default/files/images/170118093907482_Mahdi%2BPourrahnamaahmadgourabi%2B2.jpg)
Taekwondo profiles: Men’s up to 75 kg K44/K43
Iran’s Mahdi Pourrahnama is the top name in the men’s middleweight division
![Iryna Shchetnik | World Record | World Shooting Para Sport European Champs | Belgrade 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/WfY2BGprEVjLZtZRJEY0PuWUllVAGeQjoMd7J0pLsDE.jpg?itok=xZZEBjUY)
Belgrade 2018: World records tumble
New marks set by Shchetnik and Ristic on final day of Euros
![male powerlifter Joao Franca Junior prepares to lift the bar](/sites/default/files/images/181207103013551_Joao-Franca-Junior.jpg)
Bogota 2018: Stunning start
Americas record broken and favourites shocked on day one
![five Americas athletes competing in Para sport](/sites/default/files/images/181207105502087_Americas-November.jpg)
Vote for November’s Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Athletes nominated in badminton, boccia, judo, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis
2018 in review: Top four Para dance couples
Partnerships that stole hearts of judges and audiences this year
![Mac MARCOUX | Downhill | PyeongChang2018 Paralympic Winter Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/ZAZmAOwRyjh62jH3ztdJXGbfEh32PklZ_2MToBWUdCE.jpg?itok=4R3bZ5EA)
Mac Marcoux: New guide, no problem!
Double Paralympic alpine skiing champion forging new partnership
![Head-to-Heads | Bogota 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/qQrAcDtc7_nuJYCxH6VMgQOchVGzlN6bUbOC1kOmDsc.jpg?itok=6UImr5o3)
Bogota 2018: Paralympics qualification on the line
Americas Open Championships offer powerlifting path to Tokyo 2020
![Day one Para Biathlon Highlights | PyeongChang 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/qnnqDbzGGEs7kvZtphyZQlnEhL2aQOlLlKJkE5-To3s.jpg?itok=_4zYuVw3)
Victory begins at home for Mark Arendz
Paralympic champion celebrated by community ahead of new season
![Judokas holding each other while falling onto the tatami](/sites/default/files/images/181206135939844_Judo.jpg)
Odivelas 2018: Record-breaking numbers
Judo World Championships set new milestones
Relaxation reaps rewards for Jordi Morales
Spaniard shares secret to long-awaited world title success
![male Para swimmer Daniel Dias holding a gold medal and female Para swimmer Louise Fiddes holding a trophy](/sites/default/files/images/181122111235436_World-Series-winners.jpg)
2018 in Review: World Para Swimming World Series
Brazil’s Daniel Dias and Great Britain’s Louise Fiddes win second edition
![Veronika Vadovicova | European 10m Air Rifle Final | World Shooting Para Sport | Belgrade 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Zel7iioF3RDwrAv_bjrsIzZjCTyv312p9eVW6_hS56c.jpg?itok=mRZnb-1M)
Belgrade 2018: Veronika Vadovicova does it again
Slovakian maintains dominance of the R3 at shooting Euros
![Didier Richard | Men's 10m final | World Shooting Para Sport European Championships | Belgrade 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/XW93CPSasEcGbz1JoU0cpdE5OSGD13YPskwbn9FSREU.jpg?itok=KLLra_Na)
Belgrade 2018: Richard Didier’s golden delight
Paralympian claims first title of the year at 10m Euros
![Belgium's Peter Genyn breaks men's 400m T51 world record](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/cLK9M93ek2A9g8bNptopvAzTG1B2ePQ_TU8oev_a0C8.jpg?itok=GRGkhQ5K)
2018 in Review: World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Beginning our look back on the year’s decisive moments
Lillehammer 2021: Snow sports spectacular
Joint World Championships to be held for the first time in Norway
![two people in wheelchairs seated next to two people standing](/sites/default/files/images/181205142540237_Doron-Shaziri-Ami%2BDadaon-pascale-Bercovitch.jpg)
Tel Aviv 1968: Israel celebrates 50 years
Athletes from the past join the present to remember home Games
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Bogota 2018: Ones to Watch announced
Paralympic and world medallists to look out for at Americas Open Championships