PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

South Korean team pushes on for late coach
Sa-Hyun Han’s last major competition with the team ensured their qualification for Tokyo 2020

Mardones recalls greatest victory while she eyes Tokyo success
Chilean shot put thrower remembers her world title in 2019, obtained days after the death of her father

IPC podcast: Bebe Vio on defiance
Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion is the final guest of the podcast's series

Norway’s Stangeland breaking the glass ceiling for female coaches
Young coach earns respect of her athletes and guides them to the World Championships on home snow in Lillehammer
IPC and Infront sign ground-breaking media rights partnership
Ambitious four-year European media rights agreement to unlock full potential of Paralympic Games

World Cup 2021 calendar announced
Five events to take place from March to June in the qualification pathway for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

World Para Athletics saddened by passing of Sue McKiernan
Former ITO was directly involved in the development of Para athletics throughout the 1990s and beginning of the 2000s

Shunya Takahashi: Loosen up to maximise performance
A former baseball player, the Japanese athlete now has his sights on qualifying for Tokyo 2020 Games in another sport - javelin

World Para Powerlifting and Eleiko launch new training and competition experience
Para powerlifting becomes first strength sport to use new technology to improve performance analysis via barbell sensors

Celebrating female role models has powerful impact, says IWD winner
Winner of IPC 2020 International Women’s Day Recognition – Builder Category hopes she can inspire more nominations for 2021 edition