PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Meet Hungary’s Paralympic champion Ekler, the university teacher boosting Para sports
Luca Ekler, who won the women’s long jump T38 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says finding Para athletics was ‘a dream come true’

Moose Jaw 2023: A-Pool Worlds competition schedule revealed
Tournament will take place on Canadian ice for first time featuring defending Paralympic and world champions USA and other top seven-ranked teams

IPC suspension of NPC Russia and Belarus to go back before General Assembly
Both NPCs were suspended by the IPC membership at an Extraordinary General Assembly in November 2022

All eyes on Jesolo with Paris 2023 Worlds lurking
Paralympic stars, including local star Sabatini, will be among the favourites as they lead a field of 496 athletes from 65 nations in the three-day Grand Prix

Five tips to get started in Para alpine skiing from Paralympic champion Pedersen
Five-time Paralympic gold medallist Jesper Pedersen of Norway encourages people to take up Para alpine skiing with a smile and to believe that the sky is the limit

IPC praises French Government’s push to improve rights of persons with disabilities
Amongst a range of measures by the French Government will be a EUR 1.5 billion investment into accessibility

World Series lands in Berlin with record number of participants
Headlined by Paralympic and world stars including local star Engel, the Berlin 2023 will have biggest field of 420 athletes from 51 nations in the World Series

Swiss wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner wins 2023 Laureus Award
Debrunner wins her first Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award for her successful 2022 season

Manchester 2023: ISB named World Championships Host Broadcaster
Announcement follows up on the successful partnership at last year's Para Swimming Worlds in Madeira, Portugal

Meet Ibrahim Hamadtou, the Paralympian who plays table tennis with his mouth and foot
Hamadtou, a two-time Paralympian from Egypt, has become a global sensation because of his unique playing style. But do you know his story and what his next goals are?