PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Denmark’s Peters finds his place with wheelchair rugby after life-changing injury
Mark Peters helped Denmark make their Paralympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games and was a member of the team that impressed the home crowd at the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in October

Tan: ‘I may not be able to dance but on a horse we can do ballet together’
Singapore's Paralympic medallist Laurentia Tan cannot hear or control her legs, but that has not stopped her from becoming a dressage star

IPC appoint Lisko as Managing Director of IPC Global Media Rights
In his role with the IPC, John Lisko will work to broaden the reach and engagement of the organisation's television and digital media rights, with a specific focus on the LA 2028 Paralympic Games

More than 30 African athletes undergo vision impairment classification in Malawi
Three-day classification opportunity aims to support the journey of a number of athletes from Africa to compete internationally

Portugal make wheelchair handball history at inaugural six-a-side competition
New world and European champions Portugal win first edition of a new international six-a-side wheelchair handball competition

IPC and World Para Swimming pay condolences to family of Anne Green
Anne Green was involved in swimming for over five decades and served as Chairperson of IPC Swimming (World Para Swimming) between 1992 and 2006

Cuban sprint queen Durand embraces perfect chemistry with guide Kindelan
The great connection between athletes with vision impairments and their able-bodied guides, like the one between Omara Durand and Yuniol Kindelan, is one of the many things we celebrate on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December

Allianz publishes manual to encourage more inclusive film productions
The manual contains learnings from the ‘Day 1 Done #MoveNow’ project and also includes behind the scenes documentation of the MoveNow Training Series, which was developed together with the International Paralympic Committee
Garcia Lopez’s award caps remarkable path to parity for Para taekwondo
Para taekwondo continued its remarkable path to parity with able-bodied taekwondo in November as Mexico’s Juan Diego Garcia Lopez and his coach Jannet Alegria picked up the most prestigious awards at the Pan American Taekwondo Union’s Gala Awards – in competition with able-bodied athletes – to cap a stunning year for the Paralympic champion

Bangkok 2022: How Kazakhstan fell in love with Para ice hockey
National team forward writes about his journey to making it to the World Championships C-Pool and his country's international debut