PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Francisca Mardones named Americas ´Athlete of the Month´
Chilean clinches emotional world title in the shot put with a world record throw

Dubai to host 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships
Tournament in UAE to continue development in Asia Oceania region
Golubkov, Masters, Nilsen start off season on a high
Russian team surges ahead with 28 medals at first stage of 2019-20 World Cup

CAS Arbitrator upholds four-year sanction on Stirley Jones
The Paralympic Track and Field Athlete was booked for Doping Violation

Norris named Allianz Athlete of the Month
Team captain leads Australian wheelchair basketball team to 2019 Asia-Oceania Championships gold

Aceituno and Vargas honoured
APC and Panam Sports recognise best Para athletes of Lima 2019 at Panam Sports Awards ceremony

Tokyo 2020: Official film to be produced
The documentary will follow athletes in the lead-up to and during the Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium ready for Games
Sets new standards for sports events and innovative architecture

Pritchard sets new World record, eyes Tokyo 2020
'I also broke the 1km indoor World record last year and now I hope to break the 5km record in February. It will be really special to get the triple set'

Angula beats bullies to walk tall to Tokyo
Namibian swimmer aims high following London 2019 World Championships participation

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Standout athletes from Dubai 2019 nominated

Paralympic Marathon to remain in Tokyo
Five medal events will be contested on the streets of the Japanese capital

Japan claim home gold at Asia-Pacific Champs
The women’s goalball team displays dominance with less than a year to the Tokyo Paralympics
Star-studded field for Nordic Skiing World Cup opener
Lillehammer’s four cross country and two biathlon races to kick off 2019-20 competition

China and Australia clinch regional titles
Teams stamp tickets to Tokyo 2020 at Asia Oceania Championships

Record number of tickets requested
The Organising Committee has revealed unprecedented ticket demand for the Paralympics

FDJ boost for Paralympic and Olympic Games Paris 2024
‘FDJ has supported French sport for over 30 years and so we naturally wanted to promote the Parisian bid for the 2024 Games’

UN General Assembly Adopts Olympic Truce for Tokyo 2020
'By making the impossible possible in sports, our hope is that wars will disappear from the globe forever, and not only during the Olympic Games'
IPC stages accessibility workshop in Bonn
Various stakeholders participate and engage in discussions to collectively improve accessibility and inclusion within the Movement

Vote for November’s Athlete of the Month
Memorable performances from athletes as 2019 winds down