PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Tokyo 2020 announces updated ticket process for postponed Games
Tokyo 2020 will accept refund requests for Paralympic Games tickets between 1-21 December 2020

Para marathon athlete suspended for anti-doping rule violation
Athlete returned an adverse analytical finding at the 2019 Berlin Marathon

Tokyo 2020 boccia venue awarded for sustainability
Ariake Gymnastics Centre's wooden structure and aesthetic design displays traditional Japanese craftsmanship while remaining environmentally friendly

Hodgetts has his own ‘Rocky’ story to share
Australian shot put athlete shares how he navigates life with intellectual impairment

Best of Spain take on 2020 L'Hospitalet Meeting
Traditional Para athletics competition goes ahead with fewer international guests but plenty of Paralympic and World medallists

Registration open for Digital Para Nordic Skiing Camp
Four-day free programme for athletes and coaches to feature workouts and prominent speakers in November

Behind the microphone with Andy Stevenson
Podcast host has applicable life lessons to share about disability himself

IPC to create and support Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo 2020
• Plans for up to six refugee athletes to head to Japan with Ileana Rodriguez, a former refugee and a London 2012 Paralympian, as team's Chef de Mission

Sarina Satomi keen to be 'first queen' of Para badminton
The Japanese athlete talks about why she is hooked on Para sports and what tactics she will use to win in the Paralympic Games

Namibia's Nambala targets ‘history’
'I hope everything will soon be safe so we can get back to our normal life and continue to chase our dreams’

World Shooting Para Sport proposes changes aiming at LA2028
Proposal are to add new disciplines for vision impaired shooting and Para trap in case sport is confirmed as part of the Paralympic Games programme

Perez returns in style to book place in Online World Cup Finals
Kazakhstan’s David Degtyarev take his third consecutive win in the men's category to secure a place in November's event

IPC publishes updated governance review proposal
'This Revised Proposal takes on board the feedback received and has been prepared for further consultation over the next three months'

Couple break silence on sex and disability in new book
“It’s not easy but it’s really necessary and we feel good because we know that we are helping a lot of people,” says Paralympian Enrique Plantey

Aquatics Centre highlights Tokyo 2020's readiness
State-of-the-art venue opens its doors to local community and sports federations ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games

Osman’s ‘difficult but not impossible’ mentality
Egyptian powerlifter went from growing up with a disability in a small village to becoming a triple Paralympic champion

Krawzow and Ponce shine brighter in Berlin
London 2019 world champion and 2019 men's World Series winner smash world records in the German capital*

Marjolein Buis announces retirement after a decade at the top
‘Physically it's no longer possible for me to train fulltime and to play three set matches at the highest level’

First women's blind football national team in Europe
The team joins Argentina and Japan who had already formed their own national women’s teams

Accessible ice rink coming to Baltic region
Latvia's capital Riga to open new arena next year offering more opportunities for Para ice hockey players