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Athlete in numbers: Edenia Garcia
Three-time Paralympic medallist and current world champion, the Brazilian has witnessed the development of her sport since her first Games

Hear my voice: Being an LGBTQIA+ woman with a disability
Edenia Garcia – a swimming World Champion and Paralympic medallist – opens up about her experience

IPC Governing Board to meet remotely in July
Among topics to be discussed are Tokyo 2020 postponement, classification and World Para Sports update

Welcome to wheelchair fencing
Athletes battle on a “piste” and earn points when their weapon touches their opponent

Cuijk International 2020 cancelled
Competition in the Netherlands and Mainhatten Cup in Germany rescheduled to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Join the Fantasy Team Game!
Fans from all over the world have the opportunity to be part of the Online World Cup Series and show how well they know the sport

Aigner sisters make seven-strong skiing family proud
Austria's Veronika and Elisabeth Aigner finish second year on World Cup circuit with perfect record

Beijer and Visser get best of both worlds
Different styles mean different learnings for the star wheelchair basketball players

IPC welcomes US Open decision to reinstate wheelchair tennis
The International Paralympics Committee President Andrew Parsons has welcomed the United States Tennis Association (USTA)

Athletes’ Anti-Doping Rights Act published
Developed by athletes, the document ensures that their rights are clear, accessible and universally applicable

Canadian star Cindy Ouellet aims for podium in Tokyo
Women’s team looking for first Paralympic medal since 2004

'Forza', Alex
For him, who has become a symbol of struggle in the face of life's fragility, the word 'pity' has no place
Paralympic gold motivates Farias through pandemic
Italian Para canoeist has a world title but now wants to top off with Paralympic hardware in Tokyo

Paralympic medallist Angela Madsen dies on solo rowing trip
'She told us time and again that if she died trying, that is how she wanted to go'

Top moments in wheelchair basketball
Memories from the past Paralympic Games that cannot be forgotten

US celebrate first-ever joint Olympic & Paralympic Day
‘This is a monumental step to see the two movements join together to celebrate the value that sport brings to the world’

Hear my voice: Being a Black man with a disability
Brian Bell – a wheelchair basketball Paralympic champion – opens up about his experience and what can be done to tackle racism