PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Age-defying cyclist Keiko Sugiura looks toward Paris 2024 and beyond
At Tokyo 2020, the Japanese athlete captured two gold medals at age 50 and became the oldest-ever Paralympic gold medallist from the country

USA and Team World win with five-star performances
The competition continues on Saturday (27 August) with a full slate of four games after an entertaining day one in Green Bay

Paris 2024 to celebrate Paralympic Day on 8 October
Paris will mark two years to go until the Paralympic Games open in the French capital on 28 August

Paris 2023: World Championships event programme announced
Next year's World Championships will be the first opportunity for athletes to achieve direct qualification slots for their NPCs for the 2024 Paralympic Games

California legislature approves LA28-sponsored in-state tuition bill
Bill providing Olympians and Paralympians access to affordable education now goes to California Governor Gavin Newsom for signature

With balls and hockey sticks, artist draws athlete portraits to show love for sports
Canadian artist Samantha Woj started painting portraits with sports equipment to cheer on athletes competing at Tokyo 2020
Changwon 2022: Iran shooters wrap up in style
Samakhoun defeats Paralympic champion Javanmardi and teams up with Mirshafiei for gold medals as hosts South Korea finish on top of medals table

Green Bay 2022: Women's World Challenge kicks off
The tournament is taking place at Green Bay’s Cornerstone Community Center, which was built in 2000 as an ice hockey and skating venue

Para taekwondo, badminton stars look back on sports’ historic debuts at Tokyo 2020
Para taekwondo’s Lisa Gjessing and Para badminton’s Cheah Liek Hou share what winning gold in Tokyo meant for them and their sports

Brisbane 2032: ‘ This next 10 years is going to be extraordinary’
The Paralympic Games in Brisbane will be held from 24 August to 5 September 2032

Tokyo 2020 one-year anniversary: IPC President praises Japan's Paralympic legacy
Andrew Parsons spoke with the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and met with Tokyo's Governor Koike as part of the events held to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the 2020 Paralympic Games
Tokyo 2020 one-year anniversary: A Paralympian's show-stealing violin performance
Paralympic swimmer and mother-of-three Manami Ito re-learned to play the violin with a prosthetic arm to fulfil a childhood promise made to her mother

Tokyo 2020 one-year anniversary: Top 10 moments of the Games
Looking back at the athletic feats and some of the most emotional moments from last year’s Paralympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 one-year anniversary: Andrew Parsons reflects on Games legacy
"Japan as a nation, they were really proud of not only delivering the Games but offering to 1.2 billion persons with disability worldwide that amazing platform to send their message of inclusion to the world"
All-women’s officiating crew to make Para ice hockey history
The 2022 Women's World Challenge will be the first official event in the sport only with female International Technical Officials on ice

Stellar weekend for South Korea at Mainhatten Cup
Jongchul Choi leaves Germany as the most successful Para dancer with five out of the 12 gold medals won by his country in Frankfurt

Gardner living her dream at the first Women's World Challenge
Team USA player recalls her first experience in the sport 12 years ago, 'I played for like 20 minutes and was terrible at it, but I was hooked'

Changwon 2022: Yunri Lee leads South Korea’s impressive run
Beijing 2008 champion shines with twin gold and world record to propel hosts to top of medals table; France's De La Forest shoots record-equalling score

First of 150 Bandabi Sports Centers opens in Republic of Korea
IPC President meets with President of the Korea Paralympic Committee and PyeongChang 2018 Chef de Mission of Team Korea to discuss continued development of Para sports in the country and beyond

Cockroft and van Rhijn share their memories of racing with Usain Bolt
On Usain Bolt’s 36th birthday, Paralympic champions Hannah Cockroft and Marlou van Rhijn look back at the time they shared a track with a fellow legend