PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Runners in action at a marathon in Tokio](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Tokyo-2020-marathon.jpg)
IPC unlikely to move Tokyo 2020 marathon
Weather cooler in September as athlete welfare remains top priority
![a female vision impaired runner and her guide running on the track](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Lima-2019-Omara-Durand-day-4.jpg)
Dubai 2019: Ones to Watch - Top female athletes
Ten international stars who can make the headlines during the World Para Athletics Championships in November
![taekwondo](/sites/default/files/images/161014092103764_ITA%2Bvs%2BFIN%2BMale%2BK44%2Bunder%2B61%2Bkg%2B%2BPekka%2BSairanen.jpg)
Antonino Bossolo hopes on home boost at Europeans
Italian looks to automatically qualify for Tokyo 2020 at his home Para taekwondo European Championships
![Hungarian table tennis player with left arm amputation returns a shot](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Alexa-Szvitacs.jpg)
Para table tennis gives Alexa Szvitacs newfound hope
Hungarian turned attention to Paralympics after life-threatening illness
![Indian archer draws his bow](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Harvinder-Singh-credit-dean-alberga-dutchtarget.jpg)
India’s Harvinder Singh motivated by golden success
Archer became a household name after his gold medal a year ago
![Five nominees for Americas Athlete of the Month for September](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Americas-September-2019.jpg)
Vote for September’s Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
World and regional champions from four countries nominated
![Bassam Qasrawi receives Paralympic Order from IPC President Andrew Parons](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Bassam-Qasrawi%20.jpg)
Dr Bassam Qasrawi awarded with Paralympic Order
Para powerlifting classifier receives highest distinction in the Paralympic Movement
![Two wheelchair rugby players knock over an opponent](/sites/default/files/2019-10/josh-wheeler-ryley-batt-chuck-aoki.jpeg)
USA upset Australia at Wheelchair Rugby Challenge
Nation gains confidence after defeating reigning Paralympic champions
![Andrew Parsons habla en la Asamblea General](/sites/default/files/2019-10/IPC-General-Assembly1.jpg)
Classification a top priority: IPC President
Andrew Parsons addresses the 19th IPC General Assembly
![IPC President poses with three NPC presidents holding certificates of membership](/sites/default/files/2019-10/kiribati-maldives-malta-paraguay-NPC.jpg)
IPC expands family by welcoming new members
NPCs of Kiribati, Maldives and Paraguay ratified as new members, while Malta returns, following first day of General Assembly
![Governance Review](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Governance%20review%20.jpg)
IPC publishes Governance Review proposals
'Everyone involved with the Paralympic Movement wants the IPC to remain a world leading sports’ organisation'
![Group photo of all award winners on stage](/sites/default/files/2019-10/2019-paralympic-award-winners.jpg)
2019 Paralympic Award winners revealed
Athletes, media and officials recognised for PyeongChang 2018 achievements
![A woman on a stage making a presentation about the UN SDGs](/sites/default/files/2019-10/20191024-IPC-Conference-Day1-08-58-07-rku.jpg)
Dubai 2019: A platform for the UN SDGs
World Para Athletics Championships to become first major global sport event to promote the Sustainable Development Goals
![Attendants at the IPC Gala Dinner](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Gala-dinner1.jpg)
IPC celebrates 30th anniversary
Spectacular Gala Dinner marks three decades of the Paralympic Movement's global governing body
![Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - agreement - UN - IPC](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Sustainable-Development-Goals2_0.jpg)
IPC to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
Historic agreement signed on the first day of the IPC Conference in Bonn
![Marieke Vervoort celebrates as she crosses the finish line](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Marieke-Vervoort.jpg)
Paralympic Movement mourns death of Marieke Vervoort
'Vervoort brought the disabled into the light with her two medals at the London Paralympic Games'
![Two Italian shotgun athletes have arms around each other laughing](/sites/default/files/2019-10/sydney-2019-para-trap.jpg)
Sydney 2019: Top moments from the World Championships
Six things we will remember about the shooting Para sport Worlds
![Presenter talking to an audience](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Media-marketing-summit3.jpg)
IPC hosts Media and Marketing Summit
More than 200 experts attend meeting in Bonn, Germany
![Argentinian boccia player throws the ball with his foot](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Argentina-boccia.jpg)
Lima 2019: Argentinian boccia team voted as the best
Argentina reached the top of the podium in the BC1/BC2 event
![Paris 2024 reveals the face of its Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/aa65gleX-kOwvz2H4YRQ0LzrSyeGbsAUyqMbvltdh2U.jpg?itok=4ozYyX-M)
Paris 2024 reveals the face of its Games
Paris 2024 has a new emblem, unveiling a hitherto unseen face to reflect a new phase in its project