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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has received a record number of entries for the 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards which will be presented in November in Athens, Greece, recognising achievements for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

NPC Croatia Charter
Croatia

The Charter of the Republic of Croatia recognised the achievements of NPC Croatia and the country’s Paralympians.

Canada wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair Rugby

The two squads from Canada and Great Britain stole the spotlight at the 2013 Metro Cup in Warsaw, Poland.

Lex Gillette
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

With the IPC Athletics World Championships coming up in Lyon, France, here are some lines to chat up that one special person.

2011 Inas Games
Ecuador

Eight sports will be featured at the 4th Inas Global Games in September 2015.

Turkey wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Turkey recorded a big win against Italy in the women’s preliminary round of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Laurentia Tan
Equestrian

The IPC and FEI’s Ones to Watch list for equestrian includes: Sophie Christiansen, Lee Pearson, Pepo Puch and Laurentia Tan.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock
Wheelchair Tennis

Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock took over the top spot from the Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot in the women’s wheelchair tennis singles rankings.

Italy against Switzerland at the IWBF European Championships in Frankfurt
Wheelchair Basketball

Italy and Turkey’s men’s teams and France’s women’s team pulled off big victories at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Heinrich Popow
Athletics

Germany’s star sprinter reacts to comments made about who has the most pressure in the men’s T42 sprint class for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Alex Zanardi

Nominees for Athlete of the Month include: Sabine Ellerbrock, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Jose Macedo, Marlou van Rhijn and Alex Zanardi.

Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team
Wheelchair Basketball

The Dutch men’s and women’s teams shone on the third day of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda of Japan celebrates
Wheelchair Tennis

Japan won both the men’s and women’s singles titles at the BNP Paribas Open.

Germany women's wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Germany's women's team, and men's teams from the Netherlands, Italy and Great Britain all won their openers at the Wheelchair Basketabll European Championships.

A picture of a man crossing a finish line during an athletics race and celebrating his victory
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

The Paralympic champion ran a 10.90, sending a clear message out to his rivals ahead of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of a man in the pool holding his hand up with clenched fist
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

British swimmers set multiple records and lifetime bests ahead of August's IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.

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Table Tennis

Paralympian Melissa Tapper will compete against the best able-bodied table tennis players in the Oceania region.

An aerial picture of Rio Olympic Arena
Wheelchair Basketball

Turkey’s women’s wheelchair basketball team can use the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball Championships as their first step toward Paralympic qualification.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating the victory with her hand up
Athletics

32 athletes announced after vying for position at national championships.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair during an athletics race
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.