PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
For Para powerlifter Perez, sport is a door to “many, many dreams”
Mexico's four-time Paralympic champion Amalia Perez is ready to compete at Paris 2024, her seventh Games
How Para canoeist Scott Martlew made Paralympic history
Scott Martlew made history at Rio 2016 as the first Para canoeist to represent New Zealand at a Paralympic Games. He goes to Paris 2024 hoping to make it on the podium in the men’s KL2 class
Change Starts With Sport: 10 Paralympic legacies of Paris 2024
Hosting the Paralympic Games has led to the City of Paris investing EUR 125 million into making the historic French capital more accessible
IPC looks to centralise vision impairment classification services
The new approach is envisaged to lead to optimised classification services for athletes with vision impairment
Paris 2024: Shooting brought me out of my shell says India’s Avani Lekhara
History-making shooter Avani Lekhara was the toast of India at Tokyo 2020 after becoming the first female athlete to win a gold medal for India at a Paralympic Games. Three years later, she shares her hopes and ambitions for Paris 2024
IPC mourns the passing of Willi Lemke
Willi Lemke, the former Special Adviser to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace (2008-2016), passed away aged 77
Chuck Aoki is aiming for wheelchair rugby gold
After two silvers and a bronze, wheelchair rugby star Chuck Aoki is aiming for gold – and memories more valuable than any medal
Paralympians not “participating” at Paris 2024 Paralympics
Leading Paralympians challenge language bias with “I won’t be participating at Paris 2024” campaign
Para equestrian Zenati on finding acceptance and competing at a home Paralympics
France's Para equestrian athlete Chiara Zenati is dreaming big ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympics.