Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ruth Mueni Nzioka

Para-Table Tennis player Ruth Mueni aims to combat prejudices back home through new challenges.

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IPC's Stuart Lieberman shares why London 2012 will be the first truly social Paralympic Games.

Estonia Ice Sledge Hockey

As the reigning B Pool world champions, Estonia now seeks podium finish in A Pool.

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Morgan Perrin

The first ever International Symposium on Disabled Skiing and Science will be held in Munich in September.

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After Friday's Slalom event, the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup moves to Canada for the finals.

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Salt Lake City Alpine Skiing

Large crowds and screaming fans at 2002 spectacle left a legacy on the Paralympic Movement.

Mitch Gourley

USA, Slovakia, Russia, Germany and Switzerland claim two golds apiece at Winter Park.

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Marie Bochet competing at the Vancouver Games

International Women’s Day coincides with the International Alpine Skiing World Cup in Winter Park, USA, where women are working as coaches or technical officials and competing as athletes.

Wheelchair Curling Worlds - Team Russia

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With just eight more races remaining in the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup series, competition has never been fiercer.

Teresa Perales

As Spain’s three-time Paralympic swimmer Teresa Perales vies to be selected for London, she describes balancing her sporting career and personal life in her first blog.

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Austria's Markus Salcher competing in the 2011-12 ski season

As the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup draws to a climax, skiers will battle it out for a spot on the podium in Winter Park.

Mexico’s women’s Wheelchair Basketball team