PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Santiago 2023 Review: Robiel Sol and Paris champions break world records in Chile
Cuban jumper is one of the five Parapan Am Games winners to set new world marks at the Centro Atletico Mario Recordon with Brazil's Elizabeth Gomes and Samuel Oliveira leading the country to the top of the medals table, while Colombia's Jose Gregorio Lemos and Karen Palomeque continue their impressive run of titles

Jun Obero’s triple gold show close Genoa 2023 World Championships
Jun Obero, de Asis propel Philippines to top of medals table while Kasicka-Solc take twin gold medals on final day at RDS Stadium Genova

Santiago 2023 Review: Douglas Matera leads Brazil's gold medal rush in the pool
Brazilian swimmer participates in eight of his country's 66 victories in the Chilean capital, world champions Carlos Serrano, Nelson Crispin and Sara Vargas take Colombia to second place while USA's Paralympic champion Evan Austin makes successful return and Vicente Almonacid puts host nation on the top of the podium

Santiago 2023 says farewell on a night filled with music, homages and camaraderie
The seventh edition of the Parapan American Games ended this 26 November with an emotion-packed closing ceremony

Genoa 2023 World Championships: del Sere wins first gold for hosts Italy
The wheelchair dancer and her standing partner Barberis pull of surprise win while David Pontes clinches first Worlds title for Brazil on penultimate day

Five world records and 300 Parapan American records set in Santiago 2023
Growth of Para sports in the Americas since Lima 2019 is tangible by the amount of new records imposed; the vast majority came from Para athletics and Para swimming

Genoa 2023 World Championships: Philippines open with twin gold
De Asis, Jun Obero claim two gold for the South-east Asian nation, while top names Kasicka and Chynka emerge winner on opening day of Worlds

Four medallists from Santiago trust the social impact that just one medal can have
Athletes from Guatemala, Panama, Bermuda and Puerto Rico gave their countries their only medal in Santiago 2023, yet they still believe they can help improve participation, visibility and acceptance of Para sport and people with disabilities

New tickets available for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
On 30 November Paris 2024 will release more than 400,000 new tickets across all sports for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Santiago 2023 made old rivalries in team sports reborn, but also sprouted new ones
Team sports like goalball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, blind football and CP football always have the added ingredient of having that one team that athletes want to face the most