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20-23 September

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Group shot of women (standing and in wheelchairs) in front of a white wall.
Austria

The IPC’s development arm will look to increase women in leadership roles in the Paralympic Movement to 30 per cent through a new mentoring programme, with 22 Member organisations taking part

5 male and female athletes in British jerseys stand and sit (in wheelchairs) next to each others in front of a black wall. Behind them is the logo: Swansea 2014. It's coming. Be part of it.
Athletics

A celebration event in the city of Swansea’s Castle Square this Saturday will mark 100 days to go until Europe’s biggest para-athletics event comes to Great Britain.

A group of people pose for a photo, waving in front of a body of water.
Rio 2016

Delegates from 17 countries visited Rio for an NPC Open Day and viewed the athletes’ village, competition venues and infrastructure.

canoeist on water
Canoe

World champions Fernando Fernandes and Marta Ferreira are inspired by the chance to race at an iconic city venue in front of their home fans.

A picture of women at the shooting competition
Shooting

The 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup is making its way to Szczecin, Poland, this week, where 28 countries will take part.

Swansea 2014 Volunteer Programme
Athletics

With 102 days to go, the volunteering programme for the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea is picking up pace.

A group of people pose for a photo in front of the IPC headquarters building.

Leaders, researchers and professors discussed the long-term legacies of the Paralympic Games together this week in Germany.

Alessandro Zanardi
Cycling

Nineteen World Cup winners and 21 world champions will take part in the first stage of the 2014 season’s World Cup.

A goalball team faces the camera with their tournament trophy.
Goalball

Six men’s goalball teams had a chance to meet in Europe ahead of this summer’s World Championships.

Holger Nikelis
Table Tennis

Forty top para-table tennis players will compete this week in Lasko, Slovenia.

Marco Dispaltro
Boccia

Canada, Brazil and Argentina all put on impressive boccia performances at the World Open.

Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair Tennis

Aniek van Koot, David Wagner and Stephane Houdet all triumphed at the Airports Company South Africa SA Open.

Sophie Pascoe Day 3 London
Swimming

Multi-Paralympic medal winners Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher headline the squad for the Pan-Pacific Para-Swimming Championships.

A woman is staring at the camera in a horizontal portrait shot.
Canada

The three-time Paralympic champion swimmer will be Canada’s Chef de Mission for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Richard Osvath
Athletics

Top events will take place this month in boccia, wheelchair fencing, shooting, cycling and athletics.

Leo Rupp at London 2012
Rio 2016

The German shooter has recently announced his temporary retirement from the sport which comes as a shock ahead of the World Championships in his home country this July.

A wheelchair tennis player hits a forehand with his right hand.
Wheelchair Tennis

The 16-player field for the wheelchair tennis Roland Garros is now complete.

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Table Tennis

Adham Sharara will become Chairman and Thomas Weikert will take over as President for the sport governing body of table tennis.

Leo Rupp at London 2012
Rio 2016

Der deutsche Schütze hat vor kurzem eine temporäre Auszeit angekündigt. Dies ist überraschend steht doch die Heim-Weltmeisterschaft im Juli an.

An athlete shows off his medal to a crowd, holding up a stuffed animal mascot with the other hand.
Powerlifting

Nominees include: Ali Jawad, Tatyana McFadden, Sherif Othman, Sarah Storey and Ingrid Thunem.