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Four teams to compete at Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi
Green Bay, USA will see Canada, Great Britain and Team World join the host nation in the three-day event from 26-28 August

World Para Dance Sport saddened by passing of Valeriy Bevzyuk
Ukrainian athlete competed in six editions of the World Championships taking three gold medals

IPC transfers governance of Para biathlon to IBU
Sport to be managed by the International Biathlon Union in cooperation with FIS through a joint Steering Committee

IPC transfers to FIS governance of three Para snow sports
Para alpine skiing, Para cross-country skiing and Para snowboard join the International Ski and Snowboard Federation as of 13 July 2022

Natascha Hiltrop welcomes world’s best to her local range at Munich World Cup
Built for the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, venue will see 205 athletes competing during the six action-packed days

Para cycling pioneers making waves in Namibia
With 10 bikes, a motivated squad and a first race completed, Namibian Para cycling is hitting the roads hard

Enock making waves for Vanuatu in stadiums and on theatre stage
Disability advocate Elie Enock will compete in Para athletics and Para powerlifting at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Brazil, Colombia sign off on top at St. Louis 2022
D’Andrea, Medeiros shine for the Brazilian with record-breaking shows, Torres and Fernandez lead Colombian to gold in Team events

Kunieda seals career Golden Slam after advice from Federer
De Groot takes seventh consecutive Grand Slam women’s singles title while Schroder claims third quad singles trophy at Wimbledon 2022

Perez cruises to third Americas crown at St. Louis 2022
Mexican legend triumphs with best lift of 132kg; Brazil, Chile dominate first two days of competition while Panama bag first international medal

IPC shocked and saddened by the death of Shinzo Abe
“Abe was a wonderful friend and keen supporter of the Paralympic Movement, his work leaves an important legacy of social inclusion," IPC President Andrew Parsons said in a statement.

Paris 2024 reveals session-by-session competition schedule
The Paris 2024 schedule will have athletes winning medals from Day 1 and two busy weekends packed with a variety of sports
2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship draw held in Denmark
Hosts Denmark choose the less known, Pool B opponents

Mexico’s Perez headlines strong field at St. Louis 2022
Paralympic and Worlds medallists gather in USA at first Parapan Am Open Championships in four years with 152 athletes from 27 nations in action

Star of viral basketball video delighted to help change perceptions with amazing shot
Blind schoolgirl Jules Hoogland thrills online millions by coolly slotting a free throw

Kunieda targets career's first calendar Grand Slam as Wimbledon tournament begins
Twenty-four players set to compete on Wimbledon's grass courts when the wheelchair tennis tournament begins on 7 July

Seven Paralympians honoured with invite to Wimbledon’s Royal Box
Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 champions were among the distinguished guests at Wimbledon 2022

Mexico to host World Series for first time
Series will travel to Latin America in October this year with Tijuana receiving the final stop of the 2022 season

Paralympic podcast "A Winning Mindset" wins at Digiday Media Awards Europe
This is the fourth international award for the Podcast, which recently wrapped up its second season

Fleur Jong settles historic mark in Leverkusen
Dutch athlete becomes the first woman with prosthetic legs to run the 100m in less than 12.50 during meeting in Germany