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20-23 September

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Dmytro Solovey of Ukraine and Sharif Khalilov of Uzbekistan compete in the Men's 73kg Gold Medal Contest at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Judo

The new rankings take into account performances at May’s IBSA World Games in Seoul, Korea.

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Rio 2016

The Agitos Foundation is working with Rio 2016 and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee to ensure a meaningful legacy for para-sport in the Americas.

The National Paralympic Day, held on 27 May at the University of Botswana, saw 400 athletes compete with 58 officials overseeing the competitions, which included athletics, wheelchair basketball and netball.
Botswana

National Paralympic Committee builds on momentum of Agitos Foundation’s Organisational Capacity Programme participation.

Football 7-a-side - Team Ukraine
Football 7-a-side

The defending world champions Russia will go head-to-head with European title winner Ukraine in Sunday’s final of the Cerebral Palsy Football 7-a-side World Championships.

Chuck Aoki
Wheelchair Rugby

The US wheelchair rugby player was recently referred to as an “Olympian.” He explains why that stuck out to him.

A picture of a man sit down on a basket
Wheelchair Basketball

The Canadian wheelchair basketball ace was inducted into the Centre Wellington Sport Hall of Fame.

A picture of a woman doing snowboarding.
Snowboard

Event to be added to the snowboard programme to give new athletes more opportunities to compete.

Aurélie Rivard avec l’argent, Tully Kearney médaillée de bronze et Élodie Lorandi qui a remporté l’or sur le podium ce soir.
Swimming

Ahead of the 2015 edition, take a look back to some of the performances and highlights from the last swimming World Championships.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing basketball.
Wheelchair Basketball

The side for October’s Rio 2016 qualifier includes 14 world champions and six Paralympic gold medallists.

A woman with a running blade clenches her face in effort as she sprints forward.
Athletics

After nine Grand Prix, five continents and hundreds of races and events, here is a review of the season so far in numbers.

Seung-Hwan Jung of South Korea competes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden
Para Ice Hockey

Widely credited as one the fastest skater on the ice, Seung-Hwan Jung has his eye on Canada and the US now that South Korea are back in the A-Pool.

IPC Strategic Plan 2015-2018

The new plan from the Paralympic Movement’s global governing body aims to grow in six strategic areas.

A Danish player wearing red loses control of the white ball as he is sandwiched between two Australian players wearing green.
Wheelchair Rugby

The Paralympic and world champions beat Canada in a thrilling five game series 3-2 in Melbourne.

Drawing of a gold medal
Powerlifting

Over 220 athletes from 30 countries will compete for Rio 2016 qualification places during one of the highlights of the powerlifting calendar in 2015.

Best players of the preliminary game, Joshua Pauls, USA, and Bernhard Hering, Germany, at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool Buffalo.
USA

Paralympians and Paralympic hopefuls fill Best Male and Best Female Athlete with a Disability categories for prestigious US awards.

France's Stephane Houdet, left, defeated Shingo Kunieda for the 2013 Roland Garros men's singles titles, and just hours later partnered with him to win the doubles title.
Wheelchair Tennis

Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley are the women’s duo to beat, while Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda headline the men’s side.

logos of the IPC and NHK
PyeongChang 2018

The agreement is the biggest in Paralympic broadcasting history and will see the Japanese broadcaster cover the PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, 2022 and 2024 Paralympic Games.

Ukraine faces Japan during the Cerebral Palsy Football 7-a-side World Championships 2015 on 18 June in St. George’s Park in Great Britain.
Football 7-a-side

The quarter-finals of the CP Football World Championships in Great Britain saw 16 goals and plenty of spectacular action.

Louise Sauvage
Athletics

The nine-time Paralympic gold medallist is harvesting a breed of athletics champions in her home country.

Amy CONROY, Great Britain attempts to snag the ball off Germany's Marina MOHNEN
Wheelchair Basketball

The team is aiming to reach the European final and qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.