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Swiss wheelchair rugby player Mzee spreads love for sport as athlete, teacher
Mzee, a physical education teacher back home, played for Switzerland at the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
Cairo ready to host the biggest African Championships ever
The event takes place in Cairo, Egypt from 27-30 October and is open to participants beyond the continent for the first time
How Para archer Van Montagu used his feet to win a fight with himself
Born with no arms and an impairment to his right leg, Belgium’s Piotr Van Montagu has found his own way to becoming one of the best men’s compound shooters in the world
Japan celebrates major Para World Sailing Championship milestone
Hiroshima, Japan welcomes athletes from 13 countries to history-making Para World Sailing Championship, which marks major step forward for diversity and inclusion after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
South Korea, Canada name new coaches
Assistant Kim Tae-ho and Russ Herrington promoted to head coaches for Korean and Canadian national teams for the 2022-2023 season
Great Britain tops medal table at 2022 Para Cycling Track World Championships
The 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships came to an end after four days of exciting races, which saw several world records broken and Great Britain topping the medal table
Swimmer Torres starts project to give back to sport in his birthplace Mallorca
Xavier Torres launched an educational sport project called Espai Xavi Torres by Fundacion Mallorca Integra in September to spread a message of diversity and inclusion
Prague 2022: All you need to know about the Euros
Czech capital will host 72 athletes including a galaxy of stars from 15 countries in the fifth edition of the competition
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
Call to athletes to engage with Classification Code review consultation
The review of the IPC Athlete Classification Code is now in the second round of consultation, which runs until 15 December 2022
Boccia TikTok star Morillas on turning likes into medals
Morillas received more than 370 comments praising him as an artist and inviting him for house stays around the world