PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Chinese cyclist Guihua Liang](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-02/Guihua-Liang.jpg?h=4f0d8406&itok=FV___bdI)
Milton 2020: China dominate Track Worlds
Chinese cyclists end top of the standings with 21 medals overall
![The Ariake Arena](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-02/The%20Ariake%20Arena.jpg?h=20e40f27&itok=1bgCjFwE)
Tokyo 2020 wheelchair basketball venue opened to public
The Ariake Arena comprises a main arena and a sub arena with a total seating capacity of 15,000 at Games-time
![male wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda plays a forehand on a hard court](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190123113421101_Shingo-Kunieda-Aus-Open.jpg?h=bcba051f&itok=Wl0HTuL5)
Kunieda equals Vergeer’s Grand Slam record
Japanese player claims overall singles and doubles Grand Slam title
![Spaniard Ricardo Ten Argilés competing on the track](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-02/Ricardo-ten-Argiles.jpg?h=339338de&itok=hW2YYjPR)
Milton 2020: Ricardo Ten Argilés shines on day 3
Spain celebrate golds as Sarah Storey secures her 35th world title
![British cyclist Jaco van Gass riding on the track](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-02/Jaco-van-Gass.jpg?h=65a10db2&itok=eDECRIaL)
Milton 2020: Jaco van Gass claims first Worlds gold
British cyclist shows great form to win the C3 1km time trial
![Dylan Alcott on the court extending his arms in celebration while holding the racket](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-02/Dylan-Alcott.jpg?h=8dba4d8d&itok=bZK8qlkb)
Australian Open: Dylan Alcott does it again
Wheelchair tennis superstar claims sixth Australian Open title
![Canadian cyclist Kate O’Brien competing on the track](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-01/Kate-OBrien-Canada1.jpg?h=baa0e74c&itok=mkVRCkWf)
Milton 2020: Kate O’Brien breaks world record on day 1
Canadian cyclist shines in front of home crowd at Track Worlds
Edlinger back at track where she became overnight sensation
Crucial races to decide ranking leaders before World Cup finals
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Wheelchair Basketball could lose Tokyo 2020 spot
IWBF’s failure to comply with IPC Athlete Classification Code could see it removed from Tokyo 2020
![Group photo of Japanese people around a big banner](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-01/Nippon-Foundation.jpg?h=a9a3b6e6&itok=P6sQyTIF)
IPC team up with Nippon Foundation to fight leprosy discrimination
Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe also joins in global appeal for the elimination of leprosy discrimination
![Geovanna Moura preventing the blue ball from entering the goal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-01/Geovanna-Moura.jpg?h=2b17f1d0&itok=L1Fyukat)
Geovanna Moura pays tribute to her father
Brazilian goalball player wants to honour him by competing in Tokyo 2020
![a Para cyclist speeds around the track](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/170904151024957_Tristan%2BChernove.jpg?itok=DhzgKygo)
Milton 2020: Track Worlds kick off
World’s best cyclists compete at year’s first major competition while keeping an eye on preparations for Tokyo 2020
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Classification the Focus of IPC Governing Board Meeting
IPC to conduct strategic review of classification
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World Taekwondo reinforces commitment to athlete safety
Para taekwondo athletes to wear head protectors with face shields at Paralympics
![Chinese standing skier comes down the mountain](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-01/Zhang-Mengqiu.jpg?h=df3c6bf4&itok=4OgGivP0)
China’s Para Alpine team wakes up with a roar
The 'Sleeping Giant' debuts at World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup with 18 medals
![NBA star Kobe Bryant with three Para athletes](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-01/Megan-Blunk-Scout-%20Bassett-Luzi%20Castillo-kobe-bryant.jpg?h=e6b6851c&itok=HJtn-Uka)
Wheelchair basketball family weighs in on Kobe Bryant’s legacy
Athletes, coaches and more share what the basketball legend meant to them
![Shingo Kunieda lifts the 2019 Japan Open trophy](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Shingo-Kunieda.jpg?h=63ee035c&itok=454lD7RY)
Australian Open: Shingo Kunieda eyes Grand Slam record
Japanese legend is one Grand Slam title away from the 44 Dutch Esther Vergeer holds
![Chinese wheelchair tennis player Zhenzhen Zhu hitting a forehand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-01/Zhenzhen-Zhu.jpg?h=027156cf&itok=dQ0XkslT)
Australian Open: Zhenzhen Zhu set to make history
World No. 6 to become first Chinese wheelchair tennis player playing at a Grand Slam
![Belgian wheelchair tennis Joachim Gerard hits a forehand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Joachim-Gerard.jpg?itok=5A8wALwu)
Joachim Gerard remembers late coach
Belgian player powers through difficult year, tries to remain optimistic ahead of Tokyo 2020
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Para triathlete Lauren Parker stamps Tokyo 2020 intentions
Australian PTWC athlete shows she is the real deal ahead of upcoming Paralympic Games