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Opportunities, Challenges in Paralympic Sport Science & Sport Medicine Support
20-23 September

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Roly Crichton and Sophie Pascoe.
Swimming

Sophie Pascoe’s coach is recognised for his significant contribution to para-sport spanning four decades.

Alberto Simonelli
Archery

The Italian world champion broke two new records during his national championships.

Rixt van der Horst
Equestrian

The newly crowned double-European champion shares some interesting facts about herself.

Man in racing wheelchair holding a Dutch flag, celebrating
Athletics

The Dutch wheelchair racer takes on no fewer than five events at this month's IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha. Here are five more facts about him.

Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft, gives an insight into her three heroes.
Athletics

The four-time world champion reveals her three heroes ahead of the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Canada women's sledge hockey - logo
Para Ice Hockey

The sixteen players will practice and play Edmonton Impact ahead of a three game exhibition series against the USA in November.

Group picture with young people
Tokyo 2020

Several Paralympians, Olympians and members of WADA athlete committee passed on knowledge and insight to young athletes.

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Athletics

The event featured the debut of para-taekwondo after the MOU signing between IWAS, WTF.

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.
Athletics

Can Mandy Francois-Elie retain the two sprint world titles she won in 2013 - and add another in the 400m?

After retiring from wheelchair basketball in 2014, Edina Müller has turned her attention to para-canoing
Wheelchair Basketball

The former German wheelchair basketball player is hoping to build off her silver medal from her Worlds debut.

Great Britain’s Melissa Reid
Triathlon

Races held in May in Japan and Spain will be the last events for para-triathletes to earn qualification points for Rio 2016.

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Switzerland

Athlete representatives are attending the 7th IOC International Athletes’ Forum.

An wheelchair racer shouts out after crossing the finish line in first place.
Athletics

The Flying Finn, believes he will have to go under 14 seconds to win his third consecutive 100m world title in the T54 class.

Sprinter in action
Athletics

Paralympic champions Jason Smyth, Michael McKillop seek titles at IPC Athletics World Championships.

The team of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrates after winning the gold in the Men's Sitting Volleyball competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Sitting Volleyball

The London 2012 men’s sitting volleyball champions also successfully defended their regional title.

Evgenii Shvetcov of Russia celbrates winning gold in the Men's 100m - T36 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

He is going for three more golds at this year's IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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VISTA

The Canadian city which recently staged the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games will host the world’s leading sports science conference focussing on para-sport.

Women run on the finish line of a stadium
Athletics

The T38 sprinter raced in to the spotlight in Lyon two years ago winning one world gold and one world silver medal.

Peter Rosenmeier
Table Tennis

The Danish para-table tennis player has yet to win consecutive titles at major events.

Podium at the VISTA 2015 Conference in Girona, Spain
VISTA

A record 260 delegates are attending this year’s event where the theme is “securing the future for young para-athletes.”