PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Milan celebrates Para sport and culture as host of Italy's third Paralympic festival
Held between 12-14 October, the Festival della Cultura Paralimpica featured photo exhibitions, film screenings, book presentations and speeches by prominent Italian athletes and cultural leaders
Paris 2024 to recruit 45,000 volunteers for Olympic and Paralympic Games
The application platform will be open starting in March 2023 with the applicants to be informed of the decision in September 2023
Paris 2024 to host first Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony outside a stadium
Up to 65,000 spectators will be able to attend the fully accessible Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take the athletes through the Champs-Elysees to the Place de la Concorde for a powerful message of inspiration and inclusion
Top 5 tips to get started in wheelchair rugby from sport legend Batt
Ryley Batt, who recently powered Australia to a gold medal at the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship, says wheelchair rugby is a “fast, fierce and fun” sport and encourages people to enjoy every moment of it
Self-designed bicycles helping Spain’s Ten enjoy smooth transition from swimming
The three-time Paralympic swimming champion opened a new chapter in his sporting career as a cyclist and is next set to compete at the 2022 Para Cycling Track World Championships, to be held in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France from 20-23 October
Thailand to host C-Pool Worlds in December
Armenia, France, Kazakhstan and the hosts will play at a World Para Ice Hockey sanctioned event for the first time joined by Austria and Great Britain
More than 60,000 people participate in 15th National Paralympic Day in Iran
The annual festival aims to boost the Paralympic Movement across the country
Australia defeat USA to win 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
Australia defeated the United States to win the gold medal, while Japan earned bronze by beating host country Denmark
Players embrace Denmark’s red-hot fans at Wheelchair Rugby Worlds
The home team advanced to the medal round for the first time at a World Championships and will face defending champions Japan in the bronze medal match on 16 October
Paralympic pioneer Bedbrook inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame
Pioneering orthopedic surgeon and rehabilitation specialist Sir George Bedbrook among nine new inductees of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame