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20-23 September

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Eugene Fritzner
Cycling

The Haitian handcyclist returned from the World Championships and hopes to give back to the rehabilitation centre that changed his life.

Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.
Snowboard

In February 2015 the Italian snowboarder won World Championships snowboard-cross gold, and now wants to finish on top of the World Cup standings.

WATCH LIVE - 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha, Qatar
Athletics

The IPC Athletics World Championships will take place between 21-31 October.

Portrait picture of a women in Team USA uniform in front of a landscape
USA

With under a year to go until Rio 2016, athletes will travel a lot more. Here are some common issues they may encounter.

My Incredible Story by Jarryd Wallace (English)
Athletics

Diagnosed with compartment syndrome at the age of 19, US para-athlete Jarryd Wallace took the difficult decision to have his right leg amputated below the knee. (Please find Arabic text below)

Outside view of a modern building
Athletics

Fully accessible hotel rooms (Please find Arabic text below)

Group shot of people
Athletics

The Anti-Doping Lab Qatar (ADLQ) and the Qatar Anti-Doping Commission (QADC) (Please find Arabic text below)

A pictures of prosthetics legs
Athletics

T44 Classification (Please find Arabic text below)

Chantal Petitclerc
Athletics

The most decorated Canadian Paralympian is carrying over her experiences into her role as Chef de Mission.

Four women in wheelchairs on a podium, posing with medals
Wheelchair Fencing

Russia’s women won the epee team event whilst Ukraine topped the podium in the men’s sabre team.

Woman in running clothes
Athletics

The German T42 track star will be hoping to add to her European long jump title at Doha 2015.

Mark Arendz competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Cross-Country Skiing

Canada’s double Sochi 2014 medallist believes the new 30km race will attract additional interest to para-Nordic skiing.

participants at the groundbreaking ceremony
PyeongChang 2018

The Village will be completed in September 2017 and will benefit from maximised accessibility.

Annika Dalskov two time equestrian Paralympic medalist at the National Paralympic Day in Odense, Denmark
Denmark

The Danish National Paralympic Committee put on an event to target youngsters between 5-12 years-old and introduce Proud Paralympian to their older development athletes.

The International Paralympic Committee will exclusively sell broadcasting rights for the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
PyeongChang 2018

The Paralympic Movement’s global governing body will be responsible for marketing the international broadcast rights for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany
VISTA

The IPC’s sports science conference will offer insight and knowledge from world-class keynote speakers, as well as sessions surrounding classification, sport medicine and more.

Brent Lakatos of Canada
Athletics

The T53 wheelchair racer won four gold medals at the last World Championships and will be one to beat at Doha 2015.

Woman lying on the floow, celebrating
Badminton

The Danish athlete captured gold in the women’s singles SU 5 event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.

David Weir
Athletics

With less than one month to go until the IPC Athletics World Championships, David Weir takes us through his normal training day.

Romain Noble - London 2012
Wheelchair Fencing

The French men took the epee team title, while the Hong Kong women cruised to gold in the foil team event at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships.