PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Para athletes double as filmmakers in new Rising Phoenix series
Film director Mat Whitecross said the new three-part television feature series follows the journeys of Paralympians from the start of the pandemic to the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Birmingham 2022 bids farewell after 11 days of sport and unity
Global TV audiences, capacity crowds and record-breaking sports performances among the highlights of the fully integrated Games

Expectations for Paris 2024 rise as Para canoeists dazzle at 2022 Worlds
Great Britain dominates overall medals tally with five gold, three silver and two bronze medals

Great Britain's Hope helping create 'something brand new'
Former wheelchair basketball player enjoying her new career as part of the British national team going to the first Women's World Challenge

Nigeria wraps up Birmingham 2022 with more gold
Eucharia Iyiazi triumphs in shot put while England’s Nathan Maguire emulates girlfriend Hannah Cockroft’s victory as Commonwealth Games concludes

IPC pays tribute to one of its founding fathers Andre Auberger
Andre Auberger, the first Treasurer when the IPC was founded in 1989, has helped to build it into a sound financial foundation

Nigeria's Nwachukwu delights the crowd at Birmingham 2022
Discus thrower sets new record as Alexander Stadium witnesses gold medals from Australia (twice), South Africa and Wales on Wednesday and Thursday

Sensational Gustin powers to Commonwealth Games gold
Malaysian smashes Games record three times; Nigeria's Oluwafemiayo sets new world record and Sudhir wins India's first gold in Para powerlifting

Birmingham 2022: Teenager Greenwood claims career’s first gold
Australian puts up dominant medley show and Canada’s Bennett stuns Tokyo 2020 champion Hance for 200m freestyle S14 win as Para swimming wraps up

Becoming Paralympic champion helps Uzbekistan’s Naimova find place in life
Overcoming financial difficulty and social stigma before becoming Uzbekistan’s youngest Paralympic champion, Guljony Naimova is now one of the most successful and popular athletes in Asia