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Chinese state councilor calls for global actions on disability

Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin Sunday called on the international community to join hands and take concerted actions regarding disability. Shen made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the Rehabilitation International Centennial Celebration, which took place in...

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Paralympic swimming champions win on day one

Two world records have been broken at the 2018 Para Pan Pacific Championships, with hosts Australia asserting their dominance as the leaders of the medal table on night one of competition. While it was USA’s McKenzie Coan who set the pace for the evening winning the...

Dublin 2018: Hannah Russell’s home from home

Great Britain’s Hannah Russell will be feeling at home in Dublin when she hits the water during the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships. A group of very special fans will make the one-and-a-half-hour drive from Roscrea, a city of around 6,000 people in...

Para Pan Pacs 2018: Home gold for Ellie Cole

With Tokyo 2020 just two years away, Australian six-time Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Cole had her eye firmly on a home gold medal victory at the 2018 Para Pan Pacific Championships. The double Paralympic champion from Rio and London finished second at this year’s...

Liverpool 2018: Solid start for world number ones

The top seeds sailed through their pool matches as day one of the 2018 World Boccia Championships got underway on Sunday (12 August) in Liverpool, Great Britain. It was a tactical masterclass from Great Britain’s BC4 player Stephen McGuire in his second pool match of...

Berlin 2018: Markus Rehm’s belated birthday

There will be no birthday celebration for Markus Rehm this year. At least, not immediately. The Paralympic and world long jump champion turns 30 on 22 August, three days before he sets out to win his fourth consecutive European title at Berlin 2018. “I’ll be focused...

Archers target Euros and Pan Am titles

A busy week is underway for Para archers, with the Para Pan American Championships and European Para Archery Championships taking place in Medellin, Colombia, and Pilsen, Czech Republic, respectively. The Para Pan Americans begin on Tuesday (14 August) with 305...

Liverpool 2018: Ho Yuen Kei hangs with the best

Hong Kong’s Ho Yuen Kei could break the male dominance of boccia at the 2018 World Championships, which are underway in Liverpool, Great Britain. The 24-year-old is the highest ranked female across all four classes, and do not count the world’s No. 4 BC3 player out of...

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