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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Abdulla Sultan Alaryani of The United Arab Emirates competes during the Men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final
Shooting

Suhl, Germany will stage the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, at which 300 athletes are expected to compete.

Sochi 2014 Chefs de Mission Seminar
Sochi 2014

The IPC President and Russian Prime Minister agreed on the importance of the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Florian Planker and Per Kasperi
Para Ice Hockey

Italy’s Florian Planker is aiming to qualify for his fifth Paralympic Winter Games next year.

A picture of 2 men in sledges celebrating a goal during a ice sledge hockey match
Para Ice Hockey

Team captain Frank Rennhack proved to be a critical part of Germany’s gold-medal performance at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

Sochi Test Event
Cross-Country Skiing

Sochi 2014 hosts took home gold in both of Tuesday's cross-country relay events at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals.

A picture of the venue with the ski tracks
Sochi 2014

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and shoulders above the surface
Swimming

Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher recorded new top times in the butterfly event at the New Zealand Swimming Championships.

A picture of a sport arena from outside
Sochi 2014

Representatives from 36 countries in Sochi to learn more ahead of 2014 Winter Paralympics

Gustavo Fernandez
Wheelchair Tennis

Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez upset France’s Stephane Houdet to win the Pensacola Open title in Florida, USA.

Montreal 2013 - Media Centre icon
Cross-Country Skiing

Eskau and Canada's Brian McKeever land their second gold medals in World Cup Finals

A picture of a man playing table tennis
Table Tennis

The Lignano Masters Open table tennis competition in Italy this week will draw several medallists from London 2012.

standing men on podium for cross country sprint
Sochi 2014

Host nation of Sochi 2014 win nine out of 18 medals available in cross-country sprint events

Will Groulx
Wheelchair Rugby

USA wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki explains why Olympic or Paralympic sports cannot just be removed from the programme overnight.

IPC and RUSADA anti-doping outreach booth
Cross-Country Skiing

Outreach booth for athletes in Sochi, Russia proves huge success

Germany ice sledge hockey
Para Ice Hockey

Germany defeated Japan for gold and Great Britain beat Estonia for bronze at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

A picture of a venue from the air
Cross-Country Skiing

High winds in and around competition venue lead to cancellation of Saturday's competition

A picture of a man practising snowboard
Alpine Skiing

USA’s Mike Shea and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel won the lower limb impairment classes of the 2013 IPCAS Snowboard Cross World Cup (Maribor).

A picture of a woman swimming
Great Britain

EDF have a longstanding history of supporting the Paralympic Movement that dates back to 1992.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair on a track
Athletics

The 7th International Athletics Meeting in Al Ain, UAE, will take place a few days before the IPC Athletics Grand Prix kicks off in Dubai.

A picture of a man in ssledge playing ice hockey
Para Ice Hockey

Japan defeated Estonia and Germany beat Great Britain in the semi-finals at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.