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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock
Para dance sport

A jam-packed month in store for sports fans, highlighted by international competitions in fencing, shooting, athletics, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, goalball and para-triathlon.

Stephane Houdet
Wheelchair Tennis

Ahead of the French Open Grand Slam which starts at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on Wednesday (4 June), here are five storylines to follow.

Two people give a thumbs up and a peace sign in front of a "Say No! to Doping" sign.

WADA has confirmed an amendment to Section S2.1 of the 2014 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods.

Oksana Masters Sochi 2014
Sochi 2014

America’s Oksana Masters, a para-rower, was named to the USA Nordic skiing team just months ahead of the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games and went on to win a surprise double podium.

A picture of a woman crossing a finish line after a triathlon race
Triathlon

Great Britain dominated the para-triathlon races yet again, taking top honours in six of the 10 events on Saturday (1 June) at the 2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event.

Matthew Skelhon of Great Britain catches a glimpse of the camera while competing in the mixed R6-50m Rifle Prone- SH1 final
Shooting

The last 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup before the World Championships will feature a rivalry between two European champions, Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova and Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon.

Sonja Gaudet
Canada

Alyssa Reid, Roch Voisine, Andee, Brett Kissel, Cirque du Soleil, Cavalia, Frédéric Darveau and Whip Cream Band, Oliver Jones, Daniel Clarke Bouchard headline acts in Calgary

Beatrice Vio
Wheelchair Fencing

Italy's Marco Cima was the hero at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Lonato, Italy, winning the home team's only gold.

Two women in wheelchairs look at each other smiling on a grass tennis court.
Wheelchair Tennis

France won its sixth men’s World Group title, Netherlands clinched its 27th women’s World Group title and Great Britain won the quad event for the fourth time as the 2014 BNP Paribas World Team Cup drew to a close on Sunday (1 June).

Aled Davies throwing a discus
Athletics

With the European Championships under three months away, Aled Davies says he’s ready to break the 50m barrier this summer. Italy’s Martina Caironi and South Africa’s Ilse Hayes are also aiming for round number this season.

A picture of a man with a gold medal around his neck during a medal ceremony
Swimming

De tickets voor het EK Zwemmen voor Gehandicapten van 4 tot 10 augustus 2014 in het Pieter van den Hoogenband zwemstadion in Eindhoven zijn vanaf vandaag online te verkrijgen.

Martina Caironi, winces,
Athletics

In a race against below-knee amputees, Martina Caironi pushed her self to the edge of her limits, to break the 200m T42 world record.

Markus Rehm, single leg amputee extends his legs over the long jump pit
Athletics

Germany's Markus Rehm edges closer to his ultimate goal, whilst Finland's Toni Piispanen had a better result earlier in the day.

Japan Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic demonstration team ‘Blue Impulse’ in action over the National Stadium and 40,000 fans.
Tokyo 2020

The stadium will be demolished in July and a new National Stadium will be built ready for the 2020 Paralympic Games.

A picture of a black woman in a wheelchair serving during a wheelchair tennis match.
Wheelchair Tennis

After reaching the semi-finals last year, Montjane is hoping for more success this year in Paris.

A visually impaired women and her guide running on the track of a stadium
Athletics

La città di Grosseto ospiterà i Campionati Europei di atletica paralimpica del 2016, anno delle Paralimpiadi di Rio.

Abdi Jama
Wheelchair Basketball

Four players will make their senior debuts at July's World Championships in Korea for Great Britain.

A visually impaired women and her guide running on the track of a stadium
Athletics

2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will take place in Grosseto, Italy, less than three months before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Athlete holding a rifle while practicing shooting.
Shooting

A selection of reigning Paralympic, world and regional champions as well as up-and-coming athletes to follow at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

A picture of women running on a tracking field
Athletics

Italian world champion Caironi hoping this weekend's Grand Prix can improve her form ahead of August's Europeans.