PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Zach Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Zach%20Miller%20Snowboard.jpg?h=58ec2f8b&itok=-90CwKhT)
Miller’s golden phone call
'It took a long time and it’s been a long journey'
![Ranki Oberoi in the air after jumping](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Ranki-Oberoi.jpg?h=24e59b96&itok=WI9HgTv2)
Bolt-inspired Oberoi now looks to himself
'I can’t believe it! I was thinking of claiming a medal maybe in Tokyo, not here'
![Kieran Modra holds gold medal and smiles to the camera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Kieran-Modra.jpg?h=5357d09e&itok=i2GmtcNP)
Paralympic legend Modra killed in crash
'We are in shock and we are absolutely devastated'
![Petrucio Ferreira](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Petrucio%20Ferreira.jpg?itok=iQgMkhRd)
Brazilians create history with clean sweep in 100m
‘This is a moment of total happiness for country and for us’
![Italy’s Assunta Legnante](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Italy%E2%80%99s%20Assunta%20Legnante.jpg?h=6c0ddeaf&itok=hv-DrbY_)
Dubai 2019: Legnante completes grand double
'I'm absolutely happy, it’s a medal that I was really strongly looking for'
![a male Para athlete mid long jump](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180504160912955_Markus%2BRehm%2Bjump.jpg?h=f807e197&itok=LNGsLnqu)
German sensation Rehm in focus at Dubai
‘If we get some tail wind, I’m sure there will be some big jumps’
![Omara Durand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Omara%20Durand.jpg?h=58ec2f8b&itok=-g9_LzP2)
Perfect 10 for Durand at Worlds
“I’m really happy because this is my 10th gold medal in the World Championships and I’m enjoying it as always, but now I have to run again"
![Yuping Zhao](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/China%27s%20Yuping%20Zhao.jpg?h=06268292&itok=pEaqONCj)
Dubai 2019: China’s medals tally swells as Zhao claims gold
‘This world record is because of the hard work that I put in’
![female Para snowboarder Lisa Buschoten riding the banked slalom](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190404155533368_Lisa-Bunschoten.jpg?h=b56a6c0a&itok=uORSc4FE)
World’s best gather in Landgraaf to start World Cup season
Dutch duo Bunschoten and Vos among the star lineup at the season’s first World Cup races
![A female runner with a prosthetic arm celebrating](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/GettyImages-1186759706.jpg?itok=HNxdQDr-)
First gold for South Africa
Family support is secret behind World Championships titles on Sunday
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the line ahead of two other competitors](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/49041752918_2413e20b25_o.jpg?h=d2a06ad2&itok=nbec79SB)
Cockroft smashes record to take 11th world title
Sunday morning sees China extend the lead in the medal standings after two more victories
![A man throwing a javelin](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/GettyImages-1186530731.jpg?itok=7O9o9ac7)
Spectacular Saturday sees seven world records set
China top medals table and hosts UAE take first medal at the competition
![Lisa Adams](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Lisa.jpg?itok=6fdZ4r3X)
Lisa Adams joins family legacy with gold
Coached by sister and two-time Olympic champion Valerie, New Zealander betters her own World Record
![South Africa's Ntando Mahlangu](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/South%20Africa%27s%20Ntando%20Mahlangu%201.jpg?itok=0NCyB6TM)
Calm Mahlangu keen to take Dubai by storm
Teenage star inspired by Springboks’ Rugby World Cup win in Japan
Dubai 2019: India's Chaudhary claims gold with record throw
"It’s great news for India, World Record and two medals tonight”
![Refugee Para athlete Nasajpour](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Nasajpour%20training.jpg?itok=FsPR7NYF)
25.9 million hopes rest on Nasajpour at the Worlds
‘It is a challenge for me because you are representing a team that is not NPC’
![Participants of Proud Paralympian Athlete Representation Workshop pose for group picture](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-12/DSC_0472-1.jpg?itok=WDvXTm24)
Athlete Representation Workshop creates momentum in Africa
Leadership workshop hosted in Uganda is based on the newest module within the Proud Paralympian programme
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WADA’s World Conference focuses on strengthened rules’ benefits to athletes
‘In conjunction with the Code, the International Standards underpin the entire global anti-doping program and have proven over time to be highly effective’
![Brazilian Rayane Soares](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Soares_Dubai%20World%20Atheletics%20Championship%202019_1.jpg?itok=rLLTrCWz)
Brazilian Rayane soars high in Dubai on debut
‘I didn’t know that I was leading in the race, it starts to pain, my body, in the last metres of the race’
![Five nominees for Allianz Athlete of the Month](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Allianz-Athlete-Of-The-Month.jpg?h=64fa834e&itok=_g5DDmcV)
Vote for the Athlete of the Month!
World champions, World Marathon Major winner and Wheelchair tennis legend make the shortlist