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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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.

A picture of a man with a medal around his neck
USA

All nominees in the Best Male and Best Female Athlete with a Disability categories are Paralympians this year.

Poland wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair Rugby

Eight squads will battle it out in Warsaw this weekend.

A picture of a men on a podium with medals around their neck
Athletics

Weir speaks ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final this weekend and the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in July.

The winners of the Men's Shot Put F20 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games show their medals
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Squad is headlined by World Champion Jeffrey Ige as well as young hopefuls beginning their road to Rio 2016.

A picture of women running on a tracking field
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Coach Mario Poletti is confident of team success at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Canadian rider Robyn Andrews on her horse called Fancianna
Canada

Jody Schloss and Robyn Andrews both finished first at the Golden State Dressage Classic.

AGITOS Workshop Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

A workshop held in the Dominican Republic supports Caribbean National Paralympic Committees in building on their success.

Rob Richardson
Sitting Volleyball

British sitting volleyball captain teaches you how to slide, move like a demon and do trick shots on the court.

Annika Zeyen of Germany during the Women's Wheelchair Basketball Gold Medal Match between Australia and Germany at the London 2012 Paralympics
Wheelchair Basketball

The top Australian wheelchair basketball players weigh in on who they think will top the podium at the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball Championships.

A picture of a woman skiing on the slopes
Wheelchair Basketball

After falling at the World Championships, World Cup finals and in training recently, Alana Nichols is dusting herself off and leaving behind her wheelchair basketball training for the moment to focus on Sochi 2014.

Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team
Wheelchair Basketball

A team-by-team breakdown of the women’s squads competing at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Joao Fernandes of Portugal plays a shot during the Mixed Team Boccia
Boccia

The Portugese and British delegations led the medal count with three golds apiece in Guimaraes, Portugal.

Heinrich Popow
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Paralympic Champions Heinrich Popow and Birgit Kober will lead 26-strong team to Lyon.

Wheelchair dance sport
Para dance sport

The site is a microsite of the main IPC website www.paralympic.org, and integrates the latest news together with historical results and world rankings.

Michael McKillop
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

23-year old Irishman Micheal McKillop is looking to follow up his record-breaking form with more success at the World Championships in July.

Hopeful argentinian players at the national wheelchair rugby championships
Wheelchair Rugby

Following a successful national event, Argentina’s wheelchair rugby squad will now try to qualify for the 2014 World Championships.

Alana Nichols
Alpine Skiing

After falling at both the World Championships and World Cup finals, Alana Nichols is dusting herself off and leaving behind her wheelchair basketball training for the moment to focus on Sochi 2014.

Matt Skelhon
Shooting

Stoke Mandeville is to host the third IPC Shooting World Cup of 2013 from 2-4 July, featuring nearly 30 athletes from Great Britain.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes
Alpine Skiing

Recent meetings between IPC representatives and FIS shows that the future is bright for para-snowsports.