PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Wheelchair Basketball could lose Tokyo 2020 spot
IWBF’s failure to comply with IPC Athlete Classification Code could see it removed from Tokyo 2020

IPC team up with Nippon Foundation to fight leprosy discrimination
Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe also joins in global appeal for the elimination of leprosy discrimination

Geovanna Moura pays tribute to her father
Brazilian goalball player wants to honour him by competing in Tokyo 2020

Milton 2020: Track Worlds kick off
World’s best cyclists compete at year’s first major competition while keeping an eye on preparations for Tokyo 2020

Classification the Focus of IPC Governing Board Meeting
IPC to conduct strategic review of classification

World Taekwondo reinforces commitment to athlete safety
Para taekwondo athletes to wear head protectors with face shields at Paralympics

China’s Para Alpine team wakes up with a roar
The 'Sleeping Giant' debuts at World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup with 18 medals

Wheelchair basketball family weighs in on Kobe Bryant’s legacy
Athletes, coaches and more share what the basketball legend meant to them

Australian Open: Shingo Kunieda eyes Grand Slam record
Japanese legend is one Grand Slam title away from the 44 Dutch Esther Vergeer holds

Australian Open: Zhenzhen Zhu set to make history
World No. 6 to become first Chinese wheelchair tennis player playing at a Grand Slam