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Kim Young-Gun
Table Tennis

South Korea’s para-table tennis star Kim Young-Gun is fully focused on claiming his first Asian Para Games title and has earmarked who he feels will be his closest rival.

Two players sat in wheelchair holding trophies on their laps. In the background are two USA flags.
Football 7-a-side

September saw another huge month of para-sport, with numerous World Championships taking place.

Juan Antonio Samaranch and Bob Steadward signing the first IPC/IOC agreement
Table Tennis

The inspirational video, featuring armless Egyptian table tennis star Ibrahim Hamato, has gone viral around the world.

two female Chinese para table tennis players playing doubles
Table Tennis

Winners in singles, Chinese duo Zhang Bian and Zhang Miao claim another gold on home soil.

Holger Nikelis
Table Tennis

German and Swiss delegations arrive in Beijing for World Champs.

Lin Ma
Table Tennis

The Chinese class 9 player has had a tough season, but hopes to make a comeback at the 2014 ITTF Para-Table Tennis World Championships in Beijing.

Two men on a press conference podium.
Table Tennis

German Thomas Weirkert succeeds Canadian Adham Sharara who has taken up his new role as ITTF President

Korean judoka Gwang-Geun Choi
Boccia

With three World Championships taking place, September 2014 is set to be another bumper month of para-sport.

Matthew COWDREY, Australia in the butterfly
Sailing

The new initiative by the Australian Paralympic Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport aims to find new para-athletes for a host of sports.

A view onto the Rio 2016 venues
Rio 2016

Six Paralympic sports to have dedicated test events between August 2015 and May 2016 in the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Women in wheelchair in behind a table tennis table batting the ball.
Table Tennis

After winning singles titles at May’s Slovenian Open in Lasko, the Croatian pair of Sandra Paovic and Andela Muzinic both could be title contenders at September’s ITTF Para Table Tennis World Championships in Beijing, China.

An ice sledge hockey player skates up to his teammate to celebrate.
Para Ice Hockey

The IPC’s Editorial Co-ordinator outlines some of the most insightful, funny and enlightening Paralympians in the world to interview.

An athlete hits a table tennis ball.
Table Tennis

Find out who won the men’s and women’s singles events and the team events at the major international competition.

Holger Nikelis
Table Tennis

Forty top para-table tennis players will compete this week in Lasko, Slovenia.

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Table Tennis

Adham Sharara will become Chairman and Thomas Weikert will take over as President for the sport governing body of table tennis.

Nepal para-table tennis
Table Tennis

ChangeMakers: One Nepalese citizen decided to use para-table tennis as way of raising awareness of para-sport and impairments through a new national association.

Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Table Tennis

Para-table tennis players Ma Lin of China and Anna-Carin Ahlquist of Sweden were honoured during a night of glitz and glamour.

Flag raising Myanmar 2014
Archery

11 countries set to compete in 12 sports in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Tuesday (14 January).

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Table Tennis

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced the nominees for the 2013 ITTF Star Awards to be held in Raffles Hotel in Dubai, UAE on 11 January 2014.

Incheon contract signing
Football 7-a-side

Asian Para Games to be held from 18-24 October and feature 23 sports.