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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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.

David Weir
Athletics

Following a year out Britain's David Weir is looking forward to renewing his rivalray with Marcel Hug

The entire Russian ice sledge hockey team poses with their medals on the ice facing the camera.
Para Ice Hockey

The host nation won ice sledge hockey silver in their Paralympic Winter Games debut.

Bibian Mentel-Spee
Sochi 2014

Video produced by RTV for Allianz recognised at WorldMediaFestival

Nigel Murray
Boccia

The top boccia athletes in the world will compete in Canada this week in the first international tournament of 2014.

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

With one month to go until the Italian leg of the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix, organisers have announced that students will get to meet their national heroes.

Dariusz Pender
Wheelchair Fencing

Some of the world’s top-ranked athletes will bout for five days at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand during a wheelchair tennis match
Wheelchair Tennis

Men’s, women’s and quad singles events will be contested at the second Super Series event on the 2014 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

Bank Ki-moon stood behind a podium addressing the IOC session.

Speaking at an event in New York, Ban Ki-moon said IPC has done a tremendous job

Two NPC Iran officials and reporter Ned Boulting hold up a framed award.
Iran

The British writer recently met with Iranian para-athletes and officials for a book he is putting together.

Two boccia player sit in the wheelchairs with their medals around their neck.
Boccia

The Canadian is looking to climb the BC4 boccia world rankings on his home soil this week.

Matti Suur-Hamari
Finland

Students and teachers will have the chance to meet several Sochi 2014 Paralympians during the month of May.