PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Wheelchair basketball family weighs in on Kobe Bryant’s legacy
Athletes, coaches and more share what the basketball legend meant to them

Australian Open: Shingo Kunieda eyes Grand Slam record
Japanese legend is one Grand Slam title away from the 44 Dutch Esther Vergeer holds

Australian Open: Zhenzhen Zhu set to make history
World No. 6 to become first Chinese wheelchair tennis player playing at a Grand Slam

Joachim Gerard remembers late coach
Belgian player powers through difficult year, tries to remain optimistic ahead of Tokyo 2020

Para triathlete Lauren Parker stamps Tokyo 2020 intentions
Australian PTWC athlete shows she is the real deal ahead of upcoming Paralympic Games

Paralympic community pay tribute to Kobe Bryant
Para athletes, figures and those around the Movement react on social media on the tragic death of Bryant

Zatovicova finds new life as a racer guiding blind skier Kubacka
Slovakian world champion pair has a strong bond on and off the snow

India eye record medal haul at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Nation expects to send 35 athletes to the Paralympics, their largest ever

IPC announces new appointments in Classification and Communications
Genevieve Duff becomes acting Director of IPC Classification Department, Philip Dorward appointed Head of Communications
Paralympic and world champion Paul Blake announces retirement
British runner's highlights include Rio 2016 400m T36 and Dubai 2019 800m T36 gold medals

Santiago 2023: First Coordination Commission visit
IPC and APC delegations meet with members of the Organising Committee to kick off preparations for Parapan
Oceania triathletes ready to kick start Tokyo 2020 season
Regional championships have Paralympic qualification points on the line

World champion Kampschreur throttles to season’s first gold
Last Para alpine skiing World Cup stop in January packed with personal milestones

Lucas Sithole admits to Anti-Doping Rule Violation
South African wheelchair tennis player is suspended for two years for failing to comply with the requirement to make himself available and accessible for testing three times within a 12-month period
Tokyo 2020: Uniforms for technical officials unveiled
Designs made in line with guiding principles of sustainability and diversity

Esther Vergeer diagnosed with breast cancer
Wheelchair tennis great announces emotional news on social media

Al-Hussein leading refugee push for Paralympics
Flag bearer at Rio 2016 Games, swimmer wants to channel his efforts into helping other refugee athletes onto the highest stage in sport

Vote for Americas’ Athlete of 2019
Ten outstanding Para athletes nominated for the ‘José Luis Campo’ Award

Knight ends two-year wait for World Cup medal
Paralympic medallist steps onto World Cup podium for the first time since 2017 crash

Coach’s Corner: Espen Hegde
Each month, this World Para Ice Hockey content series spotlights a different national team coach