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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Some great performances could be seen at the 2018 World Para Powerlifting African Championships, with even a world record being set. But apart from the competition, this event was an opportunity for many technical officials and coaches to learn more about the sport. A...

Naomi Maike Schnittger’s past and future share the same tattoo on her body. Three words written on her left arm mean two things; the place the German swimmer comes from and where she wants to be on the top of the podium in two years’ time. Made in Japan. “I have it...

After Paralympic heartbreak, Germany’s Marina Mohnen stopped playing wheelchair basketball. But with the 2018 World Championships coming on home soil, Mohnen was convinced to give the sport another go. “I took a break last year for the European Championships because...