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Madrid 2018: Sweet sixteen for Costa Rica

As Costa Rica prepare to play their final FIFA World Cup match of Russia 2018 against Switzerland, their blind football team has been making history. Teenager Angel Flores Guardado has entered the record books as the youngest player to compete at an International...

Dubai to host first snowboard World Cup

Competitions for 2018/2019 season revealed World Para Snowboard has announced the official competition calendar for the 2018/2019 season. There will be six World Cups – two more than last season – as well as the 2019 World Championships. The season-opener will also be...

Paralympics New Zealand CEO recognised

Fiona Allan named in Queen’s Birthday Honours Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) Chief Executive and leader of the Paralympic Movement in New Zealand, Fiona Allan, has been named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in recognition for services to Paralympic...

Tokyo 2020: Penny Briscoe to lead Great Britain

Third Games as Chef de Mission for ParalympicsGB The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has announced the appointment of Penny Briscoe OBE as Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020. Briscoe carried out the role when ParalympicsGB achieved an historic 147 medals including 64...

How I got into Para athletics: Charl du Toit

South Africa’s double Paralympic champion Charl du Toit competes in the T37 class and followed up victory in Rio in 2016 with two more golds and a silver at the London 2017 World Championships. Here he reveals his journey in to Para athletics. “I come from an...

Agitos Foundation launches 2018 Grant Support Programme

Sixth year of funding for Para sports development projects worldwide The Agitos Foundation launched the sixth edition of its Grant Support Programme (GSP) on Friday (1 June) making EUR 650,000 available for Para sport development projects. Grants of up to EUR 40,000...

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