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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Dutch Para cyclist Jetze Plat celebrates with his hands up while crossing the finish line
Cycling

Second Road World Cup concludes in Ostend

Man in rowing boat
Rowing

Paralympic rowing champion beats rival in Gavirate

British players smile at the camera while showcasing the trophy
Wheelchair Tennis

Finals wrap up premiere wheelchair tennis competition

Peruvian powerlifter Niel Garcia Trelles poses on the benche staring at the camera
Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games

Peruvian powerlifter targets Parapan American success

Japanese quad team smile and show their gold medal to the camera
Wheelchair Tennis

Hosts Israel have to settle for the second place in Ramat Hasharon

female wheelchair rugby player Shae Graham holding a ball
Wheelchair Rugby

First woman to represent Australia in wheelchair rugby

Israeli left-handed wheelchair tennis player Shraga Weinberg hits the ball during a game contested on a hard court
Wheelchair Tennis

Hosts’ quad team to face Japan for the title

Japanese female Para triathlete Wakako Tsuchida punches the air as she crosses the finish line
Triathlon

Seven-time Paralympian headlines hotly-contested World Series event

A man in a wheelchair celebrating in the middle of two men in wheelchair chairs clapping
Rowing

Rowing rivalries resume at first major competition of 2019

IPC President Andrew Parsons smiles and crosses arms with the PyeongChang 2018 stadium in the background during the Closing Ceremony
America

Thirteen members of the Paralympic Movement included

Azerbaijani judoka Shahana Hajiyeva holds her rival on the floor and smiles as she beats her
Judo

Hosts Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan dominate season-opening judo event

female wheelchair basketball players from Netherlands and Great Britain reaching up for the ball
Wheelchair Basketball

Men’s and women’s Euros schedules announced

Four photos in a collage showing shoolchildren trying Para sports and one of Peruvian President and his Cabinet of Ministers wearing Lima 2019 gear
Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games

Schoolchildren try out Para sports in Peruvian capital city

A man and a woman holding a plate
Europe

Andrew Parsons attends EPC Conference in Israel

South African wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso Montjane ready to hit a backhand
Wheelchair Tennis

Men’s and women’s semi-finalists decided in Israel

Dutch cyclist Vincent Ter Schure looking down while wearing a competition helmet and orange gear
Cycling

Netherlands head strong field at Ostend World Cup

New Zealand's athlete Holly Robinson throwing a javelin during a competition
Athletics

First wave of Para athletes confirmed for Worlds

Wheelchair tennis player Jordanne Whiley about to hit the ball
Wheelchair Tennis

Tense late-night conclusion on second day of round-robin ties

Blind football player wearing Peruvian shirt in posession of the ball
Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games

National team aims to gain experience at home Parapans