PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Art and Para sport: a perfect match
'The picture of my fiancé is definitely my most important,' Stefanie Herrmann recalls the artwork that changed her destiny

Tatyana McFadden speaks on power of inclusion and campaigning for change
"I had to fight to be allowed to train. I was denied the right to run alongside other athletes and I thought 'this is not how it should be'.”

Paralympic legend Kosmala announces retirement
Australia's 78-year-old shooter won 13 medals and competed in 12 Games from Heidelberg 1972 to Rio 2016

An open letter on IWBF’s non-compliance with 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code
IPC President Andrew Parsons and Chelsey Gotell, Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council, with the full support of the IPC Governing Board, have drafted this open letter to all interested stakeholders for the purpose of providing greater clarity

‘Rising Phoenix’ shows a different side of Stutzman
USA’s ‘Armless Archer’ gets to be himself in Netflix movie

Ottobock Get Together meets Tokyo 2020
Third edition of the live talks on World Para Athletics Facebook is all about the impact of next year's Paralympic Games in Japan

Johanna Benson wins Namibia's first ever gold medal
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 3 September 2020, Johanna Benson becomes the first Namibian to win gold at the Games

Muratova and Degtyarev dominate Series
The Russian takes third victory in four editions in the women's category to extend her ranking lead

Seven sports to feature at IWAS World Games
Competition to take place in Nakhon Ratchasima in December counting towards Tokyo 2020 qualification in some disciplines

Rwanda sitting volleyball team compete at London 2012
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 3 September 2020, the inspiring story of the first sub-Saharan African volleyball team to qualify for the Paralympics