PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Pandemic fails to dampen Shikongo's spirits
Paralympic champion urges athletes to support each other during challenging times

IPC saddened by passing of Zoltan Tauber
Tauber won the first Paralympic gold medal for his country

Kyoto sees new records at Challenge Cup
Japan's best Para powerlifters return to action in first sanctioned-competition held since lockdown

London Marathon: First win for Den Boer and Lakatos
Dutch surprises favourite Manuela Schar in the women's race while and Canadian gives his country the first victory in the British capital

How to build a world-class Para snowboard course
If the athlete reviews of the March courses are anything to go by, Lillehammer 2021 promises to be a spectacle

Wheelchair racers return to the road at London Marathon
World Para Athletics Facebook to show London Marathon wheelchair race live on Sunday, 3 October*

IWAS cancels 2020 World Games
Event was originally scheduled for February but postponed to April and then December in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19

Grace Wembolua on body confidence
The wheelchair basketball player survived an arson attack and the healing process was another journey she had to make, which she shares on "A Winning Mindset: Lessons from the Paralympics"

Orange join as Premium partner for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
'Orange’s technological expertise and experience with sports events is tremendous. Paris 2024 and Orange will work hand in hand to organise innovative and spectacular Games that bring people closer together'

Japanese lifters aim for Tokyo 2020 slots
Kyoto stages first World Para Powerlifting-sanctioned event to be held since the COVID-19 outbreak