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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tokyo 2020 Sports Director Koji Murofushi meeting with local junior high school and high school students in Ishinomake.
Tokyo 2020

WADA caught up with the Director of Sport for Tokyo 2020 and got his thoughts on the importance of clean sport.

Top 50 moments - No.1
Tokyo 2020

Deal with NHK and Toyota underline the growth of interest in the Paralympic Movement ahead of Tokyo 2020.

Two blindfolded men, one in a suit lying on a field of play, catching a ball
Rio 2016

Venues built, test events staged, volunteers selected, torches unveiled, preconceptions challenged and much more... it’s been a busy 12 months for organisers of the Rio 2016 Games

Daoliang Hu (L) of China celebrates winning gold against Anton Datsko (R) of Ukraine during the Men's Individual Foil Category B final of the Wheelchair Fencing on day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair Fencing

The year 2015 was action-packed for the world’s elite wheelchair fencers. Here are 10 things we learned about the sport over the past 12 months.

Sandra Paovic of Croatia
Table Tennis

After the 2015 season, here are some lingering thoughts heading into the Games year.

PyeongChang 2018 emblem
PyeongChang 2018

Organising Committee signs MOU for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with various Ministries.

Spain's Yon Santacana Maiztegui with guide M Galindo Garces
Alpine Skiing

Two IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup events planned for Spain in early January will now take place a month later.

Germany’s Markus Rehm
Athletics

The German long jumper retained his world title with a performance that would have won him gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Kendall Gretsch
Triathlon

In addition to the seven WPE events, a stand-alone Para-triathlon World Championships will also be held.

Group picture of Rwanda's women sitting volleyball team
Sitting Volleyball

For the first time, Africa will send a women’s sitting volleyball team to the Paralympics. That team will be Rwanda.

Alem Mumuni
Rio 2016

The London 2012 Paralympian hopes to use his experiences to inspire people with impairments in his country to take up sport.

Sir Philip playing wheelchair basketball in Rio
Rio 2016

A record total of 3.3 million tickets are available; overseas fans are able to buy from authorised vendors in their countries.

Logo Swiss Paralympic Committee
Switzerland

The Swiss Paraplegic Foundation (SPS) has been a partner of Swiss Paralympic for 15 years.

Rixt van der Horst
Equestrian

Here are the top takeaways from 2015 in the sport.

wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Rugby

The two hottest wheelchair rugby rivals went at each other at the Parapan American Games.

Andrew Kurka
Alpine Skiing

The US alpine skier, who has broken his back three times, is coming off his first World Championships medal and believes that a less ‘gung-ho’ approach to competition will equal success.

close up shot of Daniel Dias swimming and winning gold
Swimming

Brazilian Paralympic champion Daniel Dias won seven world titles and eight gold medals at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Cuban sprinter Omara Durand
Athletics

The Cuban sprinter had a year to remember becoming the world’s fastest female para-athlete with sensational performances at Toronto 2015 and Doha 2015.

Angelica Bernal and Johana Martinez (Colombia) during the Women's Doubles Semi-Final against USA in Toronto at the 2015 Parapan American Games.
Colombia

The National Paralympic Committee is launching an internship programme for undergraduates to intern at the NPC.

Selfie of seven people
Table Tennis

Find out who are the ones to beat, who are the rising stars and more after this year of para-table tennis.