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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Afag Sultanova
Judo

The world’s top visually impaired judokas will compete at the state-of-the art US Olympic Training Centre.

A picture of man ready for the start of his swimming race
Swimming

The host nation will send 16 athletes to August’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Ellie Simmonds
Swimming

In Eindhoven, stars such as Ellie Simmonds and Ollie Hynd will be joined by up-and-coming Steph Slater and Amy Marren.

Andy Avellana of the Philippines jumps over the bar in the men's high jump.
Triathlon

The Filipino is looking to win the PT2 class at the upcoming Para-Triathlon Asian Championships.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock
Wheelchair Tennis

The world’s top-ranked players Sabine Ellerbrock and Shingo Kunieda will both try to contest Roland Garros titles in June.

Canada's wheelchair curling team
Wheelchair Curling

Nominees for the honour include: Russia and USA’s ice sledge hockey teams, Canada’s wheelchair curling team and Nordic relay squads from Russia and Sweden.

British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.
Swimming

Find out which British swimmers clocked qualifying times for this year’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Tatyana McFadden, a wheelchair racer, crosses the Boston Marathon finish line
Athletics

Tatyana McFadden and Ernst Van Dyk won their second and 10th Boston Marathon victories, respectively.

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Athletics

Around 15,000 tickets are available for the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea this August.

Russian ice sledge hockey player Dmitry Lisov takes his silver medal in stride on the ice at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
Sochi 2014

We learned a lot about ice sledge hockey’s player personalities at Sochi 2014, so take a minute to reflect and find out who you are most similar to.

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (L) and Filippe Santos Silvestre of Brazil dive in front of the goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Athletics

As part of The Road TO2015: Agitos Foundation Sessions workshops will take place in Brazil to improve the standard of coaching and classification in the Americas.

A group of 2.4mR boats lined up in a row
Sailing

All London 2012 medallists from the sonar event will take part in the ISAF Sailing World Cup on the French Riviera.

Marie Bochet skiing past a gate
Alpine Skiing

The 20-year-old won gold in four out of her five alpine skiing events at the Paralympic Winter Games.

2013 IPC General Assembly Stage

Cities have until 15 June 2014 to submit thir bids for the biggest IPC membership event outside of the Paralympic Games.

Athletes compete in a wheelchair race at the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing
Athletics

Over three days, athletes took part in 133 track and field events, setting nine regional records.

Evan Strong
PyeongChang 2018

Exciting plans announced that aim to further grow the sport of para-snowboard ahead of PyeongChang2018

Female athlete throws the javelin from a seated position
Athletics

Chinese Taipei’s Ya-Ting Liu breaks women’s javelin F12 regional record on second day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing a forhand during a wheelchair tennis match.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Dutch wheelchair tennis player was presented with the Spirit of Sport Individual Award in Turkey.

Great Britain's Amy Marren competing in the 200m Individual Medley SM9 at the IPC Swimming World Championships.
Swimming

More than 330 of the world’s best swimmers from 18 countries will swim in the same pool that will stage next year’s World Championships

Tatyana McFadden celebrates her second successive Virgin Money London Marathon win in April 2014.
Athletics

Just 32 days after winning a silver medal at Sochi 2014, the American was back to her best on the streets of the British capital.