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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Kitakyushu 2018 | Ye Jixiong

Chinese powerlifter Ye Jixiong makes history in Japan

male wheelchair fencer Jovane Guissone holds up a trophy

Brazilian wheelchair fencer’s desire to win revived

male Para equestrian rider Pepe Puch smiles and raises his hands in celebration

Paralympic champion rides new horse at sport’s Worlds’ stage

male boccia player Greg Polychronidis with wife and assistant Katerina

Greek boccia star wins first major individual gold in dramatic fashion

three Belgian male goalball players lined up in a row

Tom Vanhove looks back at Malmo 2018 surprise success

A picture of a man with one prosthesis running and crossing a finish line

World number one targeting first Para triathlon world title

male wheelchair rugby player Ryan Scott chases another player with the ball

Australia team captain finishes career after home Worlds

female Para canoeist Helene Ripa paddles in her boat

Swedish paddler enjoys taste of first Worlds gold

Kitakyushu 2018 | Tan Yujiao breaks world record

Chinese powerlifters win three out of four golds on day three

male wheelchair tennis player Dylan Alcott hits a forehand

Alfie Hewett and Diede de Groot also singles champions

male and female Para triathletes competing in the sport

Athletes to look out for at upcoming Grand Final

Paralympic Sport A-Z: Archery

Previewing each sport at upcoming Asian Para Games

Agitos

The event will take place in the IPC’s home city in October 2019

Kitakyushu 2018 | Qi Yongkai sets junior world record

Chinese powerlifter makes successful international debut on Japanese soil

two female wheelchair tennis players shake hands over the net

Dutch player faces Japan’s Yui Kamiji in Grand Slam final

Georgia's Zviad Gogotchuri battles with Ukraine's Oleksandr Nazarenko during the men's -90kg judo gold medal match at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Around 120 athletes will compete ahead of November’s World Championships

Agitos

Highlights include election of new President and Lui Che Woo prize win

Japanese man in wheelchair reaches to his tennis ball

Japanese sensation finds stroke to advance into semis

Kitakyushu 2018 | Lingling Guo breaks world record

China dominate day 1 of competition with three golds

Sunset photo of rower in a boat on the water

Birgit Skarstein and Erik Horrie among returning gold medallists