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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games silver medallist Shea went right to the line with bronze medallist teammate Keith Gabel in an exhilarating big final of the men’s SB-LL2.
Snowboard

The US Paralympic snowboard medallist felt he had to dial back this season, but says it has given him more hunger for the build up to PyeongChang 2018.

David Wagner
Wheelchair Tennis

Here are five potential storylines in the sport heading into September’s Games.

The Italian quartet set a new 4x100m T42-47 world record at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy, on 10 April 2016.
Athletics

In Grosseto there was a new world record in the 4x100m T42-47 relay and a new national record in the 100m T35.

Russia become the European champion in ice sledge hockey.
Para Ice Hockey

Italy took silver and Norway bronze in Ostersund, Sweden, on Sunday (10 April).

Seventy-two participants from eight provinces tried snowboard and alpine skiing at a recent development camp in Harbin.
Alpine Skiing

Seventy-two participants from eight provinces tried snowboard and alpine skiing at a recent development camp in Harbin.

A wheelchair racer focuses
Athletics

The British pairing showed their talents on the track in Grosseto, Italy.

Group of ice sledge hockey players
Para Ice Hockey

Should the Paralympic silver medallists win their final game on Sunday (10 April) against Norway they will be crowned European champions.

The Complexo Olimpico de Piscinas da Penteada in Funchal, Portugal, has begun its transformation into the venue for the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships.
Swimming

Changes to make the Complexo Olimpico de Piscinas da Penteada more accessible and create perfect broadcast conditions are underway.

Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina
Wheelchair Tennis

Here are the ones battling for the podium at Rio 2016.

Woman in a wheelchair on a blue tennis court trying to reach a ball
Wheelchair Tennis

Featuring British songwriter Alexander Joseph and wheelchair tennis player Jordanne Whiley, the song is available on iTunes.

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot Tom
Rio 2016

Youngsters from underprivileged communities seize opportunity to try out new sports ranging from canoeing to goalball.

Athletes competing in the Women's 400m Freestyle S9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Archery

Rio 2016 qualification events in wheelchair rugby and rowing, plus European Championships in swimming have major implications.

A swimmer celebrates a race win and world record
Swimming

Australian world champion brings down the decade-old S9 mark at the national Championships and secures a nomination for a spot on the team for Rio 2016.

A para-cyclist competes on the track
Cycling

Most of the winter sports season wrapped up, while World Championships in cycling and boccia took place.

Wheelchair dance sport - Osipov and Ryzhkova of Russia
Para dance sport

The singles field is particularly strong for the opening competition this weekend (9-10 April) in Astana.

The final four Tokyo 2020 Games emblem designs options
Tokyo 2020

Four designs are up for consideration, with the final decision to come on 25 April.

Four runners dressed in shorts and vest competing on a red athletics track.
Athletics

After throwing 13.23m in the women’s shot put, Germany’s Franziska Liebhardt now leads the world rankings.

Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays a forehand during the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final at the Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships.
Wheelchair Tennis

The two-time Paralympic singles champion has only one doubles gold in his three Games appearances.

Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine competing in the Women's 400m Freestyle S6 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Swimming

After taking the 400m freestyle S6 world title from Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds in 2015, Yelyzaveta Mereshko is preparing for her next major outing.

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The athlete’s urine samples, collected during out-of-competition doping control on 15 April 2015 and on 28 May 2015, revealed the presence of nandrolone.