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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

The Secretary General for Sport and IPC Alpine Skiing have exchanged Paralympic flags representing the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships with the president of FBC (the Catalan railway company), Enric Tico, and the mayor of Alp, Ramon Moliner.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon
Para Ice Hockey

Despite being surrounded by several new teammates, Morten Vaernes looks to lead Norway back to the podium at the World Championships and Paralympic Games.

London 2012 - Best Games Ever

Take a look back at the most viewed pages since the launch of the new Paralympic.org, just a year ago.

USA ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

Arch rivals Canada and USA will face off in a three-game sledge series on Ontario, their last major competition before the World Championships.

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Great Britain

World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey pushed for anti-doping in sport to receive priority attention in the future.

A picture of a woman on the running track celebrating with her hands spread
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Iconic London 2012 venue to stage athletics event

A picture of supporters waving canadian flags
Canada

The Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games will aim to play a significant role for the Paralympic Movement's growth in the Americas.

Tatyana McFadden - London 2012
USA

IPC Governing Board member Ann Cody discusses the latest guidelines regarding athletes with an impairment issued from the US Department of Education.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing curling
Vancouver 2010

Scotland skip Aileen Neilson will try to lead her team to a podium finish at the upcoming World Wheelchair Curling Championships.

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

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) co-ordination commission visits for the first time the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organising Committee (TO2015).

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

IPC President Philip Craven called wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer one of the greatest Paralympians in history following her retirement.

Bibian Mentel-Spee
Sochi 2014

The future of para-snowboard looks bright as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) continue to develop the sport.

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

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) co-ordination commission visits for the first time the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organising Committee (TO2015).

A picture of a person in a wheelchair playing basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Paul Davies will begin his new role as Performance Director of British Wheelchair Basketball programmes on 2 April.

A picture of a man skiing.
Alpine Skiing

In the penultimate event of the 2012-13 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, everything is still to play for in the rankings.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui of Spain and his guide Miguel Galindo Garces compete in Vancouver
Alpine Skiing

Visually impaired skier Jon Santacana will be one to watch at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Markus Salcher
Alpine Skiing

Austrians Markus Salcher and Roman Rabl won their respective classes at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup.

Evan O'Hanlon
Athletics

Evan O’Hanlon, Kelly Cartwright, Richard Colman, Todd Hodgetts and Kurt Fearnley will compete at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Tennis

After going more than a decade without losing on the court, Dutch wheelchair tennis star announced her retirement from the sport.

A picture of a woman swimming

Multiple Paralympic champion Natalie du Toit has been appointed to the new Board of Directors at the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS)