PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Tunisia's wheelchair racing star Walid Ktila](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Walid%20Ktila.jpg)
Tunis 2023: Ktila, Chida shine with twin golds
Paralympic stars propel hosts Tunisia to top of medals table; Iraq and Uzbekistan impress too at season opener
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Milano Cortina 2026 unveils finalists of mascots designs submitted by school students
Two proposals inspired by the nature of Italy were revealed on 8 February at the Sanremo music festival, and a public survey was launched to help select the design of the Games mascots
![Three men wearing Italy's Para ice hockey jersey posing for a picture](/sites/default/files/2023-02/IMG_20220803_174050_996%20%28002%29.jpg)
Andrea Macri heading to his fifth Games in a different fashion
Defender is one of three players on the Italian national team working for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Organising Committee
![Paris 2024 Look of the Games featuring Champ de Mars Arena](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Paris2024-Look%20of%20the%20Games-Champ-de-Mars%20Arena.jpg)
Paris 2024 reveals official pictograms, Look of the Games
The 23 Paralympic disciplines are represented by 15 Paralympic-only pictograms and eight pictograms that are shared with Olympic disciplines
![Shingo Kunieda holds his gold medal and mascot on podium](/sites/default/files/2021-09/GettyImages-1338261777.jpg)
Japan’s five-time Paralympian Kunieda says he had the “best” tennis career
Shingo Kunieda announced his retirement from wheelchair tennis in January 2023 while at the top of the men’s singles rankings
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Manchester 2023: Applications open for volunteer opportunities
Around 250 volunteers to help delivering the World Championships; completed application forms must be submitted to no later than 24 March
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Para ice hockey athlete Konstantin Shikhov receives 18-month ban for ADRV
IPC appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against first instance national-level decision upheld
![A short-stature woman celebrating with the flag of Tunisia](/sites/default/files/2023-02/1801679.jpg)
Tunis kicks off 2023 World Para Athletics GP
Nearly 300 athletes from 25 countries to take part in the opening event of the season that marks the 10th anniversary of the Grand Prix
![A female athlete with a prosthetic leg skates.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Stef%20Reid%2C%20skating.jpg)
Four-time Paralympian Reid swaps blades for skates to pursue big goals on ice
Reid, a medal-winning Para long jumper and sprinter, wants to nail a jump on ice
![Group photo of Para ice hockey players and staff celebrating the win.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_1gettyimages-1384571398.jpg)
Beijing 2022: A year on, China reaps social, economic benefits created by the Games
One year after the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, all the Beijing 2022 venues are being enjoyed by the public and local athletes, and the winter sports industry in the country is booming
![An underwater image of three female Para swimmers jumping in the water at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/2023-02/1804185.jpg)
Paralympic event schedule for Paris 2024 revealed
A total of 141 medal events will take place in the swimming pool of the Paris La Defense Arena from 29 August to 7 September
![Overhead view of a male wheelchair racer in the Olympic Stadium at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/2023-02/1803507.jpg)
Paris 2024 Paralympic event schedule is out
The Stade de France will host 1,069 athletes competing in 164 medal events in Para athletics from 30 August to 8 September
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Paris 2024 unveils Paralympic event schedule
The Porte de La Chapelle Arena will see the five days of competition from 4 to 8 September next year
![A female shooter with a rifle in a shooting Para sport competition](/sites/default/files/2022-06/52129601900_151c1ec0dd_c.jpg)
Paris 2024 announces schedule for shooting Para sport at the Paralympic Games
Thirteen medal events to take place from 30 August to 5 September next year at the CNTS in Chateauroux
![A mock-up image of the Place de la Concorde as it lights up in purple colours for the Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024.](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Paris%202024%20Opening%20Ceremony%20Concorde.jpg)
Paris 2024 announces Paralympic Games event calendar
World’s best athletes to compete in 22 Para sports and 549 events across 11 days of competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
![A man in and a woman, her right hand on his shoulder and a gold medal around her neck, pose in front of an official backdrop.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Sevda%20Valiyeva%20Rufat%20Hajili%20Azerbaijan%20judo.jpeg)
How a special relationship with judo helped Azerbaijan make history at Tokyo 2020
‘We believed in our triumph, it began from spirit and soul’ - Sevda Valiyeva, Paralympic champion in the women's up to 57kg class
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IPC mourns passing of Medical Committee Chair Dr. Jamie Kissick
Dr. Kissick served on the medical teams at several Paralympic Games and Olympic Games, worked closely with the Canadian men's Para ice hockey team and advanced medical research about concussions in Para sport
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LA28 Paralympic Games initial sport programme to feature 22 sports
LA28 was also given the opportunity to explore the inclusion of Para climbing or Para surfing on the programme, and if these sports are put forward for consideration, a final decision will be taken by the IPC Governing Board by the end of 2023
![A female powerlifter on the bench as her coach gives her a last minute shoulder warm-up.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Loida%20Zabala%20Ollero%20Tbilisi%202022.jpg)
Lights, camera, barbells: Zabala lives full range of emotions as athlete and actress
Loida Zabala Ollero reached her best-ever finish last year, becoming the first European champion in Para powerlifting from Spain, and is currently pursuing a career as an actress while also training for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 launches charitable ticketing scheme with support of Secours populaire
A charitable ticketing scheme will give everyone who buys tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games the opportunity to donate 2 euros to help people living in low-income households experience the Games in 2024