PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![A male in a wet suit stands on the ocean shore, his feet in the water.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Amphibian%20Namibian%20Nasilowski%201.jpg)
From pool to the ocean, "Amphibian Namibian" Nasilowski is swimming with a mission
Gideon Nasilowski, who represented Namibia at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, is on a mission to swim between Robben Island and Cape Town in South Africa to prove that there is no challenge he cannot overcome
![Female Para ice hockey players wearing Great Britain jerseys form a line on the rink.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Green%20Bay%20GB.jpg)
Great Britain sets example in opening Para ice hockey to more female players
Great Britain launched the women's Para ice hockey programme last year and coach Peggy Assinck hopes that other countries will follow suit
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Kasicka leads hosts to the top at Kosice 2022
Slovakian dazzles with four golds as hosts ends on top; Italy and Ukraine also shine in final event ahead of next month's European Championships
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De Groot wins US Open to follow Golden Slam with calendar Grand Slam
De Groot: “This is something that nobody’s ever done and no one’s ever going to take that away from me”
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Paralympic Day to take over Place de la Bastille on October 8
Paralympic Day will give visitors an opportunity to try Para sports and meet accomplished Para athletes
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World Cup returns to Kosice as final test for Euros
World champion Kasicka to lead hosts Slovakia's challenge as 15 nations to fight for medals during two days of competition
![Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Edward look on from the royal box during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Queen%20Elizabeth%20II%20London%202012.jpg)
Statement from IPC President Andrew Parsons on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The International Paralympic Committee expresses its condolences following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
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World Para Swimming launches new Citi Para Swimming World Series
Next season to include nine Series across four continents from February to November with new dates for Singapore announced
![Annika Zeyen running](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337411315low.jpg)
Top 5 tips to get started in road cycling from golden girl Annika Zeyen
Multi-Paralympic and world champion gives advice on how to go from recreational cyclist to racing supernova
![White lab coats hang on the wall in an anti-doping laboratory.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/lab%20coats%20anti-doping%20London%202012.jpg)
WADA announces candidates appointed or elected to 2023 Athlete Council
World Anti-Doping Agency issues call for Group 3 candidates
![A female wheelchair athlete plays a forehand on a blue court.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Ruby%20Bishop%20Great%20Britain%20wheelchair%20tennis.jpg)
Junior wheelchair tennis players set for historic US Open title bid
First junior wheelchair tournament to take place at a Grand Slam ready to start at 2022 US Open
![A closeup of a male tennis player as he plays a backhand during a wheelchair tennis tournament.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Kunieda%20Wimbledon%202022.jpg)
Kunieda targeting ninth US Open and calendar Grand Slam history
• Diede de Groot on a quest for her fifth successive US Open title with the added challenge of the expanded draw
![Three shooters in wheelchairs competing in an indoor shooting range](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Lima%202021%20World%20Cup06.jpg)
Lima to host World Championships in 2023
Competition will be held in the Americas for the first time in the venue where shooting Para sport made its Parapan American Games debut in 2019
![A blind football player in a blue jersey competes for the ball against a player in a white jersey at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Japan%20blind%20football.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 one-year anniversary: Blind football league launched a year after Games
Players and officials pin high hopes on new league after Japan made their Paralympic debut in Tokyo
![A male athlete jumps over the bar in a stadium full of spectators.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Canada%20Arnold%20Bouldt%20Barcelona.jpg)
30-year anniversary of Barcelona 1992: The Paralympic Movement then and now
The 1992 Paralympic Games were held in Barcelona between 3 and 14 September
![A male athlete riding a horse raises his left hand. He is accompanied by a woman wearing a red and white face mask.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Tobias%20Jorgensen.jpg)
Top 5 tips to get started in Para equestrian from rising star Jorgensen
Tobias Thorning Jorgensen, who won two gold medals at Tokyo 2020, encourages people to embrace the partnership with their horse and become a "nerd for the sport"
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Coordination Commission visit highlights optimisations as key to Paris 2024 progress
International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission describes the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as "right on track" after a site visit to Paris
![Female Para ice hockey players on sleds celebrate in a circle.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/rsz_1dsc_0579.jpg)
Women's World Challenge 2022: Top six moments
From historic goals to newborn supporters and the best from three unforgettable game days at Green Bay’s Cornerstone Community Center in the USA
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IPC development camps support female hockey players before Women’s World Challenge
Athletes supported through the NPC Development Programme participated in the tournament in Green Bay, Wisconsin