PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the finish line at the New York City Marathon](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1351852427.jpg?h=c3dedde4&itok=S_z52qGR)
De Rozario and Hug to defend NYC Marathon crown
Australian wheelchair racer keen to continue her winning streak in New York following Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold last month
![Two swimmers, a coach and manager pose with a puppet from the fictional band The Weirdos.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/The%20Weirdos%20Coldplay%20Kisser%20Routliffe.jpg?h=2a8204a7&itok=1bs5ECs6)
Para swimmers feeling 'Biutyful' in new Coldplay music video
Canada's Para swimmers Danielle Kisser and Tess Routliffe made a cameo appearance in the music video for Coldplay's 'Biutyful'
![Seven Para athletes pose for a photograph in front of a screen and posters with the words "Harvey Norman Para Sport Champions."](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Paralympics%20New%20Zealand.jpg?itok=lWXzrWZF)
Paralympics New Zealand announces Para Sport Champions initiative
The Harvey Norman Para Sports Champions initiative connects Para athletes and Paralympians with organisations that wish to hear their stories
![A male high jumper raises his right fist in celebration after winning his event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Resized-Sam%20Grewe.jpg?h=fcfb4c2b&itok=CgCykVsv)
Para athletes double as filmmakers in new Rising Phoenix series
Film director Mat Whitecross said the new three-part television feature series follows the journeys of Paralympians from the start of the pandemic to the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
![A banner reads 'Together' as post-war Birmingham is recreated onstage during the 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Birmingham%20closing%20together.jpg?itok=_P0r964r)
Birmingham 2022 bids farewell after 11 days of sport and unity
Global TV audiences, capacity crowds and record-breaking sports performances among the highlights of the fully integrated Games
![A female Para canoeist raises her paddle and yells out in celebration after crossing the finish line.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Charlotte%20Henshaw%20canoe%20GB%20Tokyo.jpg?h=a5f1ef32&itok=UEsYc338)
Expectations for Paris 2024 rise as Para canoeists dazzle at 2022 Worlds
Great Britain dominates overall medals tally with five gold, three silver and two bronze medals
![A group of four female Para ice hockey players on an ice rink](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/image0.jpeg?h=3d052e61&itok=FnZqGSnc)
Great Britain's Hope helping create 'something brand new'
Former wheelchair basketball player enjoying her new career as part of the British national team going to the first Women's World Challenge
![Eucharia Iyazi (centre) of Nigeria with her team mate and bronze medallist Ugochi Alam and silver medallist Arlette Mawe Fokoa of Cameroon pose for a photo during the medal ceremony for the women's shot put F55-57 at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Eucharia%20Iyazi%20%28centre%29%20of%20Nigeria..jpg?h=c1f0c31b&itok=uu1Jws8h)
Nigeria wraps up Birmingham 2022 with more gold
Eucharia Iyiazi triumphs in shot put while England’s Nathan Maguire emulates girlfriend Hannah Cockroft’s victory as Commonwealth Games concludes
![A man pushes his wheelchair in front of a crowd of young spectators as part of the Sydney 2000 torch relay.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/andre%20auberger.jpg?h=3c12be86&itok=BwQdv3A8)
IPC pays tribute to one of its founding fathers Andre Auberger
Andre Auberger, the first Treasurer when the IPC was founded in 1989, has helped to build it into a sound financial foundation
![A female discus thrower during an athletics field event](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1412932623.jpg?h=377a371d&itok=_3JSk6V-)
Nigeria's Nwachukwu delights the crowd at Birmingham 2022
Discus thrower sets new record as Alexander Stadium witnesses gold medals from Australia (twice), South Africa and Wales on Wednesday and Thursday
![Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin celebrates his gold medal on the podium.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Bonnie%20Bunyau%20Gustin%20celebrates%20his%20gold%20medal%20win%20at%20Birmingham%202022%20CWG..jpg?h=1dc30624&itok=oXO5nzPO)
Sensational Gustin powers to Commonwealth Games gold
Malaysian smashes Games record three times; Nigeria's Oluwafemiayo sets new world record and Sudhir wins India's first gold in Para powerlifting
![Medallists for women's 200m individual medley SM10](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Medalists%20of%20women%27s%20200m%20individual%20medley%20SM10..jpg?h=1835bcdf&itok=-yJ2aP5L)
Birmingham 2022: Teenager Greenwood claims career’s first gold
Australian puts up dominant medley show and Canada’s Bennett stuns Tokyo 2020 champion Hance for 200m freestyle S14 win as Para swimming wraps up
![A smiling male coach and female athlete wave an Uzbek flag between them after a competition bout.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Guljony%20Naimova%20coach%20Uzbekistan%20Tokyo.jpg?itok=05aQjIfN)
Becoming Paralympic champion helps Uzbekistan’s Naimova find place in life
Overcoming financial difficulty and social stigma before becoming Uzbekistan’s youngest Paralympic champion, Guljony Naimova is now one of the most successful and popular athletes in Asia
![A man in a lifejacket smiles widely inside a sailboat.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Erikstad%20sailing%20tips.jpg?itok=U8bRrWnL)
Top 5 tips to get started in Para sailing from sports veteran Erikstad
Bjornar Erikstad, Norway’s flagbearer at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, encourages people to take up Para sailing with a smile
![Three female wheelchair racers on a blue track in a crowded stadium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1412539237.jpg?itok=U4r65gdL)
Cockroft adds Birmingham 2022 gold to her CV
Wheelchair racer leads England podium sweep as first evening of track events at the Commonwealth Games sees another English triumph and win for Wales
![Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion in women’s up to 45kg category, will be eyeing her first Commonwealth Games medal at Birmingham 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/51403611363_c06d9ae08c_c.jpg?h=2aad03fd&itok=46-o5d_1)
Birmingham 2022: Nigeria aiming at extending domination
One-day Para powerlifting competition will see four medal events with 40 athletes from 16 nations in action at NEC Arena
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Paralympic medallists shine at ASEAN Para Games
Ni Nengah Widiasih, Le Van Cong win gold as hosts Indonesia and Vietnam top medals table in Para powerlifting at Solo 2022
![A close up of a female swimmer as she comes up for a breath during a breaststroke race.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Summers-Newton%20Commonwealth%20Birmingham.jpg?h=5193bf5a&itok=UInLIy_l)
Home crowd at integrated Games helps Summers-Newton complete set
With her latest victory at Birmingham 2022, Summers-Maisie can now call herself a Paralympic, world, European and Commonwealth champion
![Raphaelle Tousignant is the first Canadian woman to play alongside men at the national level.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-08/Raphaelle%20Tousignant_Canada.jpg?h=4233ef75&itok=hkj2W34u)
Tousignant ready to break new grounds at Women's World Challenge
Canadian star eager to bring other female players along with her raising awareness at the Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi
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Record 33 sports bid for LA28 Paralympic Games inclusion
• Initial decision on the LA28 Paralympic sport programme will be taken by the end of January 2023