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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

An artist's impression of how the Tokyo 2020 national stadium will look
Tokyo 2020

The IPC Governing Board will meet this week to decide which of the eight remaining para-sports should be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis player David Hall is inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame at the 2015 Australian Open. In March 2015, he has also been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Wheelchair Tennis

Former world No.1 and Sydney Paralympic champion joins existing inductees Rod Laver, Margaret Court and Ken Rosewall

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

After winning every wheelchair rugby title there is, Ryley Batt has said he now wants to win another Paralympic gold medal at Rio 2016

Finland Goalball
Goalball

Paralympic champions hope to bounce back in Lithuania this summer but will aim to do so without two key players who recently retired.

IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Tignes France.
Alpine Skiing

Downhill races have been rescheduled to Wednesday (28 January) because of high winds but organisers are confident it has the potential to be a great event.

Germany's Andrea Eskau won gold in the long distance cross-country at Cable 2015
Cross-Country Skiing

Russian and Ukrainian skiers also add to their medal hauls in the long distance cross-country at 2015 Nordic skiing Worlds.

IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Tignes France
Alpine Skiing

France’s Marie Bochet, Austrian Markus Salcher and Japan’s Akira Kano will compete in downhill and super-G.

Women in wheelchair holding tennis racket, celebrating
Wheelchair Tennis

Company has been a sponsor of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour since its inception in 1992.

Mutaz Zakria Aljuneidi Dubai 2014
Powerlifting

Jose de Jesus Castillo is “working to give his best results and more” at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships.

Ice sledge hockey Canada
Para Ice Hockey

Roster includes 13 players who were part of the bronze medal-winning team from Sochi 2014.

The official Telecommunications Services partner NTT has been announced as Tokyo 2020’s very first Gold Partner.
Tokyo 2020

The official Telecommunications Services partner agrees deal just one year after the formation of the organising committee.

Boccia - Dirceu Jose Pinto and Eliseu Dos Santos
Boccia

Four-time Paralympic champion hopes to compete in his first Parapan American Games this August in Toronto, Canada

Helene Ripa
Cross-Country Skiing

Skiers from America, Canada, Finland and Sweden amongst those looking to make their make mark in long distance events at the 2015 Worlds.

Ukraine's Maksim Yarovyi competes at Sochi 2014.
Biathlon

The USA’s Andrew Soule also medals for the host country on day one of the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

BT announces partnership with GB Wheelchair Rugby
Wheelchair Rugby

GB team aim for success at the inaugural BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge during the 2015 Rugby World Cup this autumn

The cauldron of the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships is lit.
Cross-Country Skiing

A series of dignitaries and a lumberjack competition entertain a packed crowd at the Lakewoods Resort in Cable, Wisconsin, USA.

Sweden's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

With 50 days to go until the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B-Pool World Championships, media can now apply for accreditation.

Zebastian Modin, Sweeden holds on to his guides pole as he goes downhill
Biathlon

Day one of the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships will see Russia’s Roman Petushkov and Sweden's Zebastian Modin get their campaigns underway.

Laurie Stephens of USA
Alpine Skiing

The USA’s Laurie Stephens, along with coach Kevin Jardine, believe that a more relaxed approach is the key to podiums in 2014-15.

Two snowboarders race on a slope
Snowboard

Eight Paralympic champions and World Cup winners have been listed as Ones to Watch