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Zhang Haidi attends RI executive committee conference

By Wang Yanfang Intro: The executive committee of Rehabilitation International (RI) held its 2023 spring conference in Beijing on May 19, 2023. Zhang Haidi, president of RI and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), presided over the meeting and...

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Katarzyna Bloch brilliant at Polish Open

Katarzyna Bloch gave home fans plenty to enjoy after dazzling at the Polish Open, which concluded on Sunday (17 June) in Lomianki. The two-day competition was held at the same venue that will host November’s European Championships, and Bloch showed she will be a...

Wong Chun Yim ready for tough training to pay off

Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Yim is ready to reap the benefits of an intensive two-month training programme at the Irish Para Badminton International from Wednesday (20 June) in Dublin. The world No. 3’s full-time job in finance means he can only train in the evening. Four...

Beijing 2022: IPC approves venue masterplan

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board has approved the venue masterplan for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. The Board signed off the five competition venues proposed by the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee, as well as the use of three...

Tokyo 2020: New cycling medal event added

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has added one more medal event in road cycling to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic sport programme in an effort to increase the number of athletes with high support needs competing at the Games. The new event is the men’s H1 time...

IPC Athletes’ Council meet in Bonn

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council has held its first joint session with the IPC Governing Board, during its latest meeting in Bonn, Germany, between 20 and 22 June. During the days in the IPC’s home city, the Council received updates on...

Daniel Dias surprised at second World Series title

The years pass by but one thing remains the same: Daniel Dias winning trophies. Brazil’s most decorated Paralympian successfully defended the men’s World Para Swimming World Series title in 2018. “It was a nice surprise,” said Dias. “This year’s World Series events...

Redemption time for Peter Rosenmeier

Denmark’s Peter Rosenmeier is aiming to bounce back from a disappointing 2017 by winning his first Para table tennis world title since 2010 this October in Lasko-Celje, Slovenia. After the shock of crashing out in the 2017 European Championships quarter finals, 2018...

Joe Delagrave determined to prove worth

After not making the US wheelchair rugby team for the Rio 2016 Paralympics, Joe Delagrave is back and ready to prove his value at August’s World Championships in Sydney, Australia. The co-captain has worked tirelessly since missing out on the USA’s silver medal win...

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