Japan's Shingo Kunieda, Diede De Groot of the Netherlands and Australia's Dylan Alcott have ended the year as International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wheelchair Tennis Tour world number ones.
Defending champions Gustavo Fernández and Diede de Groot advanced from the quarter-finals as the men's and women's wheelchair singles competitions got underway at the French Open in Paris.
Diede de Groot of the Netherlands and Shingo Kunieda of Japan are the top seeds as the men's and women's singles competitions begin four days of wheelchair action at Roland Garros.
The top seeds triumphed as the first finals took place in the US Open wheelchair tennis events at Flushing Meadows in New York.
The top seeds in the men's and women's singles reached their respective finals with hard-fought, three-set wins as the US Open wheelchair tennis competitions continued at Flushing Meadows in New York today.
Top seeds Shingo Kunieda and Diede de Groot won in straight sets as the US Open wheelchair tennis competitions got underway at Flushing Meadows in New York.
Wheelchair tennis star Diede de Groot is desperate to add two Paralympic gold medals to her glittering collection of major titles.
Organisers of the US Open have confirmed the top players in the world will compete in the wheelchair tournament in New York City.
Belgium's Joachim Gérard and The Netherlands' Diede De Groot wrapped up the successful defence of their respective men's and women's crowns, as action concluded today at the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando.
Diede De Groot and Aniek Van Koot of The Netherlands triumphed in the women's competition at the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Orlando.
Britain's Alfie Hewett and Andy Lapthorne and Dutch player Diede de Groot all won a pair of titles each as wheelchair tennis action concluded at the US Open.
Gustavo Fernández's pursuit of a calendar year grand slam at the US Open wheelchair event came to an end after he was beaten in the semi-final by French veteran Stéphane Houdet.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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