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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a male Para sprinter celebrates crossing the line
Rio 2016

Brazilian sprinter recalls home Games experience

two wheelchair tennis players on the court
Wheelchair Tennis

Doubles contests kick off final Grand Slam of 2017 in New York

a Para athlete cries on the podium
Rio 2016

Brazil's star sprinter on how home Games changed his life

Carl Murphy
PyeongChang 2018

TVNZ and Attitude Pictures to broadcast Para sports across the country until 2020

Agitos

Lowdown on how the next IPC President and Governing Board will be chosen

A wheelchair rugby player chasing for the ball
Rio 2016

Brazilian player Julio Braz sees growth in awareness of the sport

a female Para athlete in a wheelchair
PyeongChang 2018

Paralympic legend will lead Dutch team at Winter Games

A Para table tennis player takes a shot
Table Tennis

Home favourites dominate Para table tennis medals

two female Para ice hockey players are given instructions on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

15 players selected to compete during 2017/18 season

Agitos Foundation | NPC Greece Refugee Project | Najib

Young Syrian refugee returns to sport after shell attack thanks to Agitos project

five Para athletes competing at their sports
Wheelchair Basketball

Vote now to decide who was the best athlete in the Americas in August

Agitos
Russia

Russian Paralympic Committee remains suspended by IPC pending taskforce update in November

IPC President Sir Philip Craven
Russia

Transcript of Sir Philip Craven's speech on continued suspension of RPC

a Para athlete and his guide race on a track
Athletics

Guatemala’s only Rio 2016 athlete targets Para Central American Games success

a row of male athletes compete with rifles in shooting Para sport
Shooting

Felipe Wu takes on challenge of Paralympic sport at Rio 2016 venue

a male Para snowboarder
PyeongChang 2018

Takeaways from the Para snowboard season opener

a male T44 sprinter starts from the blocks
Athletics

Teenage talents set new standards at Nottwil 2017

five Para athletes compete at their sport
Wheelchair Rugby

Two newly-crowned canoe world champions head the nominations

a group of Para athletes seated in an auditorium
Iran

More than 100 Games medallists from past 29 years recognised at televised ceremony

Agitos

DePace, Nielsen and Masson to receive Movement’s highest honour