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13-19 July

Glasgow 2015 - News

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Two people give a thumbs up and a peace sign in front of a "Say No! to Doping" sign.
Athletics

Find how a revised World Anti-Doping Code for athletes will be implemented starting in 2015.

A group of participants pose in front of Paralympics New Zealand and Agitos Foundation banners.
Swimming

The Agitos Foundation’s Grant Support Programme backed this year’s Talent Identification Camp in New Zealand.

Matthew Cowdrey at 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal
Swimming

IPC Swimming carried out a site visit to Glasgow, Great Britain, which will play host to the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

A picture of a man with a gold medal around his neck during a medal ceremony
Swimming

The Paralympic and world champion is heading into the IPC Swimming European Championships as the S14 swimmer to beat.

Sophie Pascoe Day 3 London
Swimming

Multi-Paralympic medal winners Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher headline the squad for the Pan-Pacific Para-Swimming Championships.

An athlete shows off his medal to a crowd, holding up a stuffed animal mascot with the other hand.
Powerlifting

Nominees include: Ali Jawad, Tatyana McFadden, Sherif Othman, Sarah Storey and Ingrid Thunem.

Athlete swimming.
Swimming

In total, 22 world records were broken at the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft swimming competition.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.
Swimming

Ingrid Thunem, Jessica Long and Oliver Hynd all touched the wall in top times to open the International Deutsche Meisterschaft event.

A picture of a pool
Swimming

Around 600 swimmers from 30 countries are set to compete in the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft

A picture of man ready for the start of his swimming race
Swimming

The host nation will send 16 athletes to August’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Ellie Simmonds
Swimming

In Eindhoven, stars such as Ellie Simmonds and Ollie Hynd will be joined by up-and-coming Steph Slater and Amy Marren.

Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide run on the track of Lyon with the tribunes of the stadium in the backround
Rio 2016

Around 430 leading athletes, including 110 from 15 countries outside of Brazil, will be in Sao Paulo this week (24-26 April) to compete in the Open Brasil Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming competitions.

British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.
Swimming

Find out which British swimmers clocked qualifying times for this year’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (L) and Filippe Santos Silvestre of Brazil dive in front of the goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Athletics

As part of The Road TO2015: Agitos Foundation Sessions workshops will take place in Brazil to improve the standard of coaching and classification in the Americas.

Great Britain's Amy Marren competing in the 200m Individual Medley SM9 at the IPC Swimming World Championships.
Swimming

More than 330 of the world’s best swimmers from 18 countries will swim in the same pool that will stage next year’s World Championships

Picture of Glasgow 2014 stadium with 100 days to go written in the grass
Cycling

The next Commonwealth Games will include more medals and sports for para-sport than ever before.

Teresa Perales
Swimming

Spain’s most-decorated Paralympian was bestowed with a special award by the King of Spain in Madrid.

Eindhoven's Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium
Swimming

The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships will be held at the same Dutch venue as the 2010 World Championships.

A picture of a man swimming
Swimming

American swimmers show their dominance in the pool by breaking three world records on day one of the Spring CanAms which also serves as the US Paralympics Spring Nationals.

Benoit Huot at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships
Swimming

Over 200 swimmers from eight countries compete in one of the highlights of the para-swimming calendar.