PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Yujiao Tan | Gold | Women's Up to 67kg |Mexico City 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/bd0RQKwKJ-DCixoaybCN56P-S9aOxYr77hWodBWv41E.jpg?itok=m6diBGWL)
Kitakyushu 2018: Yujiao Tan targets new world record
One month to go until Asia-Oceania Open Championships
![two Colombian wheelchair rugby players tackling a Polish player for the ball](/sites/default/files/images/180807134028092_colombia-beat-poland.jpg)
Sydney 2018: Colombia take historic win
New Zealand also claim first victory at wheelchair rugby Worlds
![Men's 1500m T54 | Final | London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/q9zKTtm-N63J9kXew06DFAIAtSXTFVzWFd94K59LRXA.jpg?itok=0JaJFG5p)
Berlin 2018: Marcel Hug happy to inspire
Wheelchair racer training the new generation ahead of Euros
![male Para cyclist Fabrizio Cornegliani riding a handbike on a road](/sites/default/files/images/180807160936028_Fabrizio-Cornegliani.jpg)
Maniago 2018: Five talking points
Road World Championships closes with hosts Italy top of the medals table
![Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke S10 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/e5cngib3iM9dLJkRbL_4MwOY4k-b6axosvni1Oj8DFY.jpg?itok=eTyfOWfr)
Dublin 2018: Maksym Krypak kicks off day two
Five-time Paralympic champion looks to win his first European titles
![a person looks into a camera while displaying their accreditation in a simulation of the Tokyo 2020 system](/sites/default/files/images/180807085656645_Tokyo-2020-accreditation-system.jpg)
Tokyo 2020: Face recognition to be used
Olympic and Paralympic Games to feature pioneering identity technology
![Para athletes Gustavo Fernandez, Elizabeth Gomes, Claudia Romero and Allysa Seely](/sites/default/files/images/180807091014657_Americas-Athlete-Of-The-Month-July-2018.jpg)
Who should be July’s Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’?
Athletes nominated in athletics, taekwondo, triathlon and wheelchair tennis
![four male boccia players in action](/sites/default/files/images/180808083124106_2018-boccia-ones-to-watch.jpg)
Boccia 2018 Ones to Watch announced
Players to look out for at upcoming World Championships
![Swimming | Men's 50m Freestyle S11 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/fBl7ygGN1gdkSSwQSX7yyCu4hXOmqx4kng-beE2VYqA.jpg?itok=AM8ksS2N)
Para Pan Pacs 2018: Keiichi Kimura leads Japan
Swimmer has Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on his mind as he competes in Cairns
![Female powerlifters Randa Mahmoud and Loveline Obiji saluting the crowd](/sites/default/files/images/180807125108991_Randa-Mahmoud-Loveline-Obiji.jpg)
Algiers 2018: Randa Mahmoud vs Loveline Obiji
Paralympic champions meet in battle for continental dominance
![a Danish wheelchair rugby player on the ground after a tackle from a New Zealand wheelchair rugby player](/sites/default/files/images/180806142345059_New-Zealand-Denmark.jpg)
Sydney 2018: Canada stunned again
Five wheelchair rugby teams remain unbeaten at Worlds
![Ellie Simmonds | 1 Week To Go | Dublin 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/rD3qK6WWFbamEMWEBZ8NANnDPwxQZa77XX8-W3kKbVo.jpg?itok=GDkO9YwK)
Dublin 2018: New Ellie Simmonds ready to enjoy Euros
Paralympic champion rediscovers her passion for swimming
![male powerlifters Hocine Bettir and Mahmoud Attia sitting side by side](/sites/default/files/images/180806152032210_Hocine-Bettir-Mahmoud-Attia-Powerlifting.jpg)
Algiers 2018: Hocine Bettir vs Mahmoud Attia
Home favourite and Egyptian to meet for first time since Worlds
![female Para athlete Birgit Kober smiling and holding a shot put](/sites/default/files/images/180810100636420_Birgit-Kober-shot-put1.jpg)
Berlin 2018 Home Grown Heroes: Birgit Kober
Paralympic and world champion ready to break new ground
![Swimming | Women's 200m IM SM11 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/uSTEbIqahinkXI1n3HKTUY0GWoWWp5eO_Fqj1JQeBM8.jpg?itok=z_dluHA3)
Dublin 2018: Paralympic champions duel on day one
Liesette Bruinsma faces Maja Reichard at European Championships
![Paralympic Sports A-Z: Triathlon](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/lrONmR09rBudBXheR9detgGysdo6Ew2jV0UlN4MQRO4.jpg?itok=jYYmFs2Z)
Tokyo 2020: Para triathlon events confirmed
Number of Paralympic medals on offer increases to eight
![male Para cyclist Michele Pittacolo punches the air as he crosses the finish line](/sites/default/files/images/180806102117265_Michele-Pittacolo.jpg)
Maniago 2018: Golden glory for Italy
Hosts win final title at Para cycling Road Worlds to top the standings
![Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle S13 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Ud8bpwJwtUq0lnKayvU9R450VzD52bCJosfrkqvCpp8.jpg?itok=oBHhPDxw)
Para Pan Pacs 2018: Rebecca Meyers headlines opener
Paralympic and world champion takes on 400m freestyle in Australia
![female powerlifters Lucy Ejike and Gihan Abdelaziz on the bench ready to lift](/sites/default/files/images/180803170752270_Lucy-Ejike-Gihan-Abdelaziz-Powerlifting.jpg)
Algiers 2018: Lucy Ejike vs. Gihan Abdelaziz
Nigerian and Egyptian renew rivalry at powerlifting Championships
Maniago 2018: Andrea Eskau takes Germany´s second gold
Paralympic champion secures win on the road months after shining on the snow