PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paul Fitzgerald appointed Head of World Para Athletics
Fitzgerald to join the organisation from 15 June following four years at the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

Six-time Paralympic champion Natalia Partyka on seizing opportunities
‘Even the most difficult dreams are within our reach. I did it, so you also can. It is worth trying’

Pride Month: Moran Samuel on putting LGBTQ+ on the agenda
Paralympic medallist and world champion in Para rowing Moran Samuel writes about her experience as an LGBTQ+ athlete

Vink, De Groot, Kunieda win singles titles at Roland Garros
Roland Garros debut yields career's first Grand Slam singles title for Vink

Paris 2024 dream starts in Chateauroux for De la Forest
French shooting range hosts biggest-ever World Cup with 270 athletes from 50 nations competing from 6 to 12 June

One year to go until 2023 Virtus Global Games in Vichy
2023 Virtus Global Games will be held from 4-10 June 2023 and feature nine sport disciplines
World Bicycle Day: Paralympic cyclists and triathletes answer your biggest questions
Do you scrape your elbows when handcycling? How do you steer a bike with one arm? What is the scariest part of racing in the velodrome? Get the answers to these questions and more from seven Para cycling and Para triathlon medallists
Ghana’s blind cycling pioneer Assor spreads joy of life on two wheels
'On World Bike Day, my message is that anyone can ride a bike. I hope we can inspire people'

Madeira 2022: Ones to watch
Here are the starts to follow ahead of the World Para Swimming Championships from 12 to 18 June in Portugal

Pride Month: Sir Lee Pearson on speaking out to create a better world
'We should be promoting the fact that the world should be a more equal place'

Madison de Rozario on how Para sports taught her to love her ‘perfect’ body
'I believe with every part of me that sport is the easiest, healthiest way to unlearn all those things that we’re taught to believe growing up'

Ellen Keane set to join Ireland in Madeira
Paralympic champion still recovering from COVID will meet other four members of the team at later stage for the World Championships

BAC sanctions athlete Vinod Kumar for Intentional Misrepresentation
The results obtained by the Indian athlete in Para athletics competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been disqualified

Wheelchair tennis to break new ground at Roland Garros
Record 32 wheelchair tennis players set to contest titles at one of the sport's four majors for the first time

Top 5 tips to get started in wheelchair tennis from Grand Slam champion Fernandez
Five-time Grand Slam champion Gustavo Fernandez says wheelchair tennis is sport that can be enjoyed at all levels, from beginners to advanced players

UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak
Polak is stripped of his bronze medal in the men's 4000m individual pursuit from Tokyo 2020, which now passes to France's Alexandre Lloveras

Fleur Jong flies high at L'Hospitalet 2022
Dutch Paralympic champion sets new world record at the traditional international Para athletics meeting in Spain on Saturday

Debrunner delights home fans with four world records in Nottwil
Marcel Hug is another Swiss wheelchair racing star to set a new world record during the three-day World Para Athletics Grand Prix

Paralympic champions return to L'Hospitalet
Markus Rehm and Fleur Jong join Adiaratou Iglesias and plenty of local stars at the traditional International Meeting in Spain on Saturday

European Championships mark new era in Para taekwondo
New fighters emerge as Paris 2024 medal threats as Para taekwondoins compete alongside able-bodied teammates