PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

From bronze, to silver and now going for gold: Jonathan Ntutu
'You have to put in your work and not expect someone to come and babysit you'

Ones to Watch for Para swimming
Champions, hopefuls and home favourites – here are the Para swimmers to look out for at Tokyo 2020

Sweden's Normann completes grand treble as Novi Sad 2021 concludes
Serbian city wraps up last international event for shooters ahead of Tokyo 2020 with 105 athletes from 20 countries competing

Channel 4 sets out its most ambitious Paralympic plans
• Channel 4 will host over 300 hours of round the clock Paralympics coverage from Tokyo, Leeds and London

Tokyo will be testimony of courage and determination: APC President Rashed
'In times such as these, it is important to have hope for the future'

Sport week: 10 things to know about Para swimming
Discover who could become the most decorated male swimmer of all time in Tokyo and some differences from Olympic swimming

Morocco target first football 5-a-side Paralympic podium finish
Defender Imad Berka prepared to ‘work continually harder’ to help his team win its maiden Paralympic medal

US women’s sitting volleyball set to continue golden hits at Tokyo 2020
After a memorable finals at Rio 2016, team USA feels stronger heading into the Games

Happy birthday Prof. Sir Ludwig Guttmann!
Google celebrates Paralympic Movement’s founding father’s 122nd birth anniversary with doodle

I’mPOSSIBLE Educator Online Course welcomes participants from four countries
Global Paralympic education programme spreads across the globe

Ones to watch for sitting volleyball
These nine athletes can be the difference makers between a podium finish or not at Tokyo 2020

NHK releases Paralympic Games broadcast schedule
The channel will live stream the torch relay from 17-24 August and telecast the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
10 things to know about sitting volleyball
Sitting volleyball first featured at the 1980 Paralympic Games in Arnhem, Netherlands

Qualification process for Para rowing at Tokyo 2020 completed
Four countries have been selected to send boats in PR2 Mix2x and PR3 Mix4+ events

Wheelchair tennis entries announced for Tokyo 2020
Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji headline the list as they compete on home court

Novi Sad ready to host last event ahead of Tokyo
As many as 105 Para shooters from 20 nations will compete at the Grand Prix, a preparatory event in the run up to the Games

Aurelie Rivard is swimming everyday like it is her last
'I'm appreciating the small things that I took for granted like swimming long course, going outside, and sitting in the sun'

Javanmardi highlights anxiety and stress are not to be ignored
Pistol queen understands pressure of having to perform and importance on handling it properly

Six athletes to compete for Refugee Paralympic Team
• The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein (Syria), Alia Issa (Syria), Parfait Hakizimana (Burundi), Abbas Karimi (Afghanistan), Shahrad Nasajpour (Iran), and Anas Al Khalifa (Syria).

World Cup season return to Chateauroux in 2022
French city successfully hosted event in 2018 with 228 athletes from 43 countries competing in all sport classes