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20-23 September

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Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Table Tennis

The No. 9 Italian defeated No. 2 Nozdrunov for the men’s singles class 9 title.

Wheelchair curler on the ice with team in the background
Wheelchair Curling

The defending world champions had a solid start in round-robin play.

Man in green jersey in a racing wheelchair on a street
Triathlon

The defending men’s PT1 world champion was ahead of the field on his home course.

Netherlands ice sledge hockey
PyeongChang 2018

The Championships, which form part of PyeongChang 2018’s Actualising the Dream project, will be a key development opportunity for teams.

Martin Fleig of Germany competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.
Biathlon

Wins for Russia, Ukraine and France during the sprint races on the opening day of competition in Finsterau.

Man in canoe in triumphant pose
Rio 2016

Australia’s para-canoeist anticipates hard-fought encounter against Austria’s Markus Swoboda at Rio 2016.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms
Rio 2016

The Australian quickly adapted to the sport and is a Paralympic favourite in the women’s PT5 class.

Ryley Batt
Wheelchair Rugby

The reigning Paralympic champions are not worried about their drop in the IWRF rankings.

Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

Biggest challenge for organisers will be transition period between the end of the Olympic Games and start of Paralympic Games say organisers.

Raymond Martin of the United States wins the men's 1500m T52 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar
Athletics

The T52 Paralympic and world champion explains how he got into para-athletics.

Marie-Amelie le Fur
Rio 2016

More than 100 hours will be shown from the Paralympic Games.

Canada's wheelchair curling team
Wheelchair Curling

Teams will compete for Paralympic Winter Games qualification points at the Eizentrum Luzern, in Lucerne Switzerland, from Sunday.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair celebrating his victory after a para-triathlon
Triathlon

World champion Bill Chaffey is among the para-triathletes looking to polish himself ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.

A swimmer says thank you to the crowds at the para-swimming World Championships in 2015
Swimming

Ahead of the IPC Swimming European Championships, Paralympic champion Marc Evers speaks about Russian rival.

The Ministry of Sport of Peru went digital to show their commitment in developing para-sport in the country recently, releasing a video that celebrated the creation of the National Paralympic Committee of Peru.
Peru

Now as a member of the IPC, NPC Peru has taken quick steps to put its athletes at centre stage.

Siamand Rahman Dubai 2014
Powerlifting

World’s strongest Paralympian, Iran’s Siamand Rahman, breaks the men’s over 107kg world record once again in Dubai, UAE.

Man plays table tennis
Rio 2016

Three table tennis players, Marc Ledoux, Laurens Devos and Florian Van Acker, received the news that all athletes hope to get.

German sit skier Andrea Eskau pushing herself forward.
Cross-Country Skiing

Nearly 120 athletes from 15 countries will compete at the second World Cup of the season in Finsterau, Germany.

Hany Abdelhady
Powerlifting

An impressive three world records were set by the pair at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE, alongside another world record for Mohamed Eldib.

Declan Farmer competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games
Para Ice Hockey

Find out what the 18-year-old US sledge hockey sensation wants to do to raise his game to the next level.