PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Liverpool 2018 World Boccia Championships - Day 2 highlights](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/LtTDWMCvhEJOf2HW13s6L6mQ0dsEmifbVeLRrx8C2v8.jpg?itok=jxezfbHZ)
Liverpool 2018: Watcharaphon Vongsa stunned
Paralympic champion and world No. 1 beaten on day two
![male Para triathlete Jumpei Kimura competing on a hand bike](/sites/default/files/images/180814095608696_jumpei-kimura-bike.jpg)
Japan shine at Asian Para Triathlon Championships
Tokyo 2020 hosts in good shape ahead of home Paralympics
![a group of African powerlifting officials smile for the camera](/sites/default/files/images/180814101359277_Algiers-2018-powerlifting.jpeg)
Algiers 2018: Educating Africa
Participants from seven countries gain powerlifting knowledge
![female Para taekwondo fighter Claudia Romero turns her head to the side](/sites/default/files/images/180814101933427_Claudia-Romero.jpg)
Claudia Romero named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Mexican taekwondo athlete wins her second Pan Am title
![Women's 100m T42 | Final | London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/0I93KCbi-g6bOUwLMvhuSHoz1EAyx5AIxckhylUvhxE.jpg?itok=ygpdECxv)
Berlin 2018: Martina Caironi chases long jump gold
Missed out on European title at last three Championships
![two Colombian wheelchair rugby players tackling a Polish player for the ball](/sites/default/files/images/180807134028092_colombia-beat-poland.jpg)
Sydney 2018: Six surprises
The top unexpected outcomes from the wheelchair rugby Worlds
Dubai hosts OCP1 Educator Course
Newly trained educators will soon deliver Organisational Capacity Programme workshops
![a group of Japanese wheelchair rugby players celebrate on the court](/sites/default/files/images/180810103539026_japan-win-world-title.jpg)
Sydney 2018: Six things we learned
Takeaways from the wheelchair rugby Worlds
![female boccia player Ho Yuen Kei listens to her coach before taking a shot](/sites/default/files/images/180813191509856_Ho-Yuen-Kei_0.jpg)
Liverpool 2018: Ho Yuen Kei hangs with the best
Highest ranked female player in position for boccia medal
Proud Paralympian: new leaders trained in Spain
Seven Para athletes went through training workshops during the CPISRA World Games in Sant Cugat
![female wheelchair racers Kare Adenegan and Hannah Cockroft celebrating crossing the finish line](/sites/default/files/images/180813201058181_adenegan-cockroft.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Kare Adenegan vs. Hannah Cockroft
Experience takes on youth in one of most hotly anticipated Euros match ups
![Ellen Keane Ready for Home Europeans](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/HGQq0ibGeWo0y_577hUvXa9hzuLmgYqtwWkaX7ZYjGg.jpg?itok=SmlLduZZ)
Dublin 2018: Ellen Keane’s hometown tips
Take a look around Ireland’s capital city with one of the locals
![male boccia player David Smith plays a shot](/sites/default/files/images/180813093159847_david-smith_0.jpg)
Liverpool 2018: Solid start for world number ones
All four top-ranked players cruise in opening matches
![Bose Omolayo | African Champion | Women's Up to 79kg | Algiers 2018 WPPO African Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Htvaz8j3aC8INAocr8ob9sX4ZSDyLZ0azgYJwwIMdFw.jpg?itok=mN1airP5)
Algiers 2018: Bose Omolayo breaks world record
Nigerian makes history on final day of competition
![male and female wheelchair basketballers competing on the court](/sites/default/files/images/180813131922220_2018-wheelchair-basketball-ones-to-watch.jpg)
The 2018 wheelchair basketball Ones to Watch
Players to look out for at upcoming World Championships
Para Pan Pacs 2018: Happy hosts
Australia celebrate in front of home fans on final day
![Markus REHM Gold Men's Long Jump T44 | Final | London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/cGrdv0IoDFYvEIqJgzmaydkrvIwj9tjJPsGjC9kx8xM.jpg?itok=6Uv24zTI)
Berlin 2018: Markus Rehm’s belated birthday
Party on hold ahead of European Championships challenge
![male Para archer Andre Shelby prepares to shoot an arrow](/sites/default/files/images/180813143742543_Andre-shelby.jpg)
Archers target Euros and Pan Am titles
Regional Championship medals on the line this week
![male boccia player Jose Macedo prepares to take a shot](/sites/default/files/images/180811161755892_jose-macedo.jpg)
Liverpool 2018: Jose Macedo maintains focus
Paralympic and European champion going for elusive gold
![Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final | Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/mLDMfi5KQGbT_QT6pwuVftzBsQohaE6KidTZoYFlSKU.jpg?itok=n_lkzOwl)
Dublin 2018: Denise Grahl aims high
German hopes to win first European title in Irish capital city