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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Patrick Baumann, IOC Member and FIBA Secretary General, who passed away aged 51.

IOC Member and FIBA Secretary General passed away in Buenos Aires

Woman in a racing wheelchair

Course change to duathlon no issue in Brazilian’s first international win

female Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe holds up a gold medal by the pool

Para athletes to receive same grants as Olympians

Japan - women's blind football 5

Tokyo and Saitama to host international training camp

#TeamAgitos at PyeongChang2018 - Cristian Ribera

Para rollerski competition aims to attract new winter athletes

female Para cyclist Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais holds up a Malaysia flag

Rounds off Asian Para Games with two cycling golds

male wheelchair basketball player Morteza Ebrahimi sitting on top of the basketball hoop raising his arms

Men’s wheelchair basketball ends with a flourish

male Para badminton player Dheva Anrimusthi falls to his knees and clenches his fists on the court

Four badminton titles for home nation as Games come to a close

male powerlifter Siamand Rahman

Enkhbayar steals show on final day of powerlifting

a female Chinese wheelchair basketballer shields the ball from another player

Wheelchair basketballers round off Asian Para Games with gold

Japanese female goalball players run across the court holding a Japan  flag

China miss out on both goalball golds as Japan win first title

female Para athlete Makita Sayaka running

Asian Para Games winner gets tasty reward as she heads podium sweep

female Para triathlete Amy Dixon and her guide cross the finish line

Home World Cup sets up athletes for Tokyo 2020 qualification year

male wheelchair tennis player Kyu-Seung Kim plays a forehand

South Korean veteran pulls off shock wheelchair tennis win

male wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley holds up his medal alongside his wife and holding his child on his lap

Athlete becomes first Paralympian to win country's prestigious sports honour

male sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzadselakjani blocks a ball over the net

Defending champions retain sitting volleyball titles

male Para athlete Amanolah Papi prepares to throw a javelin

World records tumble and China collect more gold

a female Para dance athlete shapes her arms

Home favourites highlight field at Kosice World Cup

Portrait photo of woman

Para table tennis player second Argentine to win this year

male powerlifter Jixiong Ye raises his arms in celebration

Rounding up all the action on day six of Asian Para Games