Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a man powerlifter on a bench celebrating with his hands up

Paralympic powerlifting champion aiming for podium place next month.

two men smile at the side of a football pitch

Australian sprinter follows London 2017 with first English football match.

Chinese table tennis player kissing her racket.

Chinese athlete looks forward to playing on home table tennis courts.

Ali Pektas, member of Germany's football 5-a-side team

Hosts Germany face Italy in opening match of tournament in Berlin.

a Para skier moving through the trees

Polish Nordic skier hopes to build on breakthrough World Championships silver.

Swimming - Men's 100m Butterfly - S10 Final - London 2012 Paralympic Games

London 2012 bronze medallist now divides his time between protecting sharks, body building and movie of his life.

a woman holds up her medal and her mascot

Paralympic swimming medallist taking it easy in transition to new sport.

a Para swimmer takes a breath out of the water

Chinese swimmer wants to break more records after remarkable Rio 2016.

a man holds up his arms in celebration on the podium

Colombia’s only London 2017 gold medallist chosen by popular vote.

a man holds up his gold medal and smiles

Great Britain target 2020 and 2024 success as young stars impress at Euros.

a woman smiles for the camera

Exclusive interview with head of sports in German state where the IPC is based.

two men smiling

Two video interviews filmed ahead of September’s Governing Board elections.

a woman and a man in a wheelchair hold up their silver Paralympic medals

Paralympic silver medallists celebrate Rio success by getting married.

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13 African countries attend World Para Powerlifting workshop in Lagos.

a group of Japanese children dancing in traditional costume

Festival held in Iwaki City featuring Japanese song for the Games.

a male and a female Para archer prepare to shoot

Four Rio 2016 champions will compete in Beijing.

Woman in wheelchair goes for loose basketball while oppents guard her

World Wheelchair Basketball Championships tip off in exactly one year in Hamburg.

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Training courses held in Benin as part of NPC Development Programme powered by Toyota.

A male and a female swimmer pose with their medals

Paralympic and world champions among the athletes to look out for.

a group of four male Para athletes raise their arms in celebration

Sato one of three Japanese athletes at World Para Athletics Championships thanks to Toyota.