PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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
Player-turned-coach Delagrave has high hopes for U.S. wheelchair rugby team
Joe Delagrave retired from competition after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and was named interim head coach of the U.S. wheelchair rugby team
Paralympic Order recipient Bird dreaming big for the Paralympic Movement
Australia's Paul Bird received the Paralympic Order, the highest accolade connected with the Paralympic Movement, at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Membership Gathering on 17 November 2022
Canada hosts four-team Para Hockey Cup
First tournament since 2019 will see a rematch of the Paralympic Games final against USA; Czech Republic and Italy also join the event
Colombia’s Serrano, Germany’s Scholz take 2022 World Series crown
South American country picks other two titles while Chile, Denmark and Mexico also celebrate at this year's Citi Para Swimming World Series
Paralympic medallist McFall recruited as world's first "Parastronaut"
John McFall will take part in the Parastronaut Feasibility Project, which looks at ways to include persons with physical disabilities in human spaceflight