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20-23 September

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Dariusz Pender
Wheelchair Fencing

Some of the world’s top-ranked athletes will bout for five days at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand during a wheelchair tennis match
Wheelchair Tennis

Men’s, women’s and quad singles events will be contested at the second Super Series event on the 2014 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

Bank Ki-moon stood behind a podium addressing the IOC session.

Speaking at an event in New York, Ban Ki-moon said IPC has done a tremendous job

Two NPC Iran officials and reporter Ned Boulting hold up a framed award.
Iran

The British writer recently met with Iranian para-athletes and officials for a book he is putting together.

Two boccia player sit in the wheelchairs with their medals around their neck.
Boccia

The Canadian is looking to climb the BC4 boccia world rankings on his home soil this week.

Lithuania's men's goalball team
Goalball

Lithuania and Algeria’s men’s goalball teams are looking good heading into this year’s IBSA Goalball World Championships.

Matti Suur-Hamari
Finland

Students and teachers will have the chance to meet several Sochi 2014 Paralympians during the month of May.

Three sailors are pictured receiving their medals on a podium.
Sailing

Find out which athletes made the podium in one of the major tune-up events ahead of the IFDS Sailing World Championships.

Men's wheelchair racers cross Tower Bridge in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon
Rio 2016

Americas Cup events to held in conjunction with Rio half marathon and Sao Paulo marathon for the next four years

A para-equestrian rider is pictured galloping on his horse.
Equestrian

The country hopes to take after Singapore’s rise in the sport and field a Paralympic team by Rio 2016 or Tokyo 2020.

Agitos at Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Centre
PyeongChang 2018

Rob Walsh, the Chairperson of the IPC Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee has hailed the Games as a huge success and highlighted an area that can make the PyeongChang 2018 Games even better.

Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock sits in her wheelchair and hits a tennis ball.
Wheelchair Tennis

All top three seeds won their respective classes at the wheelchair tennis Airports Company South Africa Gauteng Open.

Lucas Prado
Athletics

The third IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 sees a renewal of a Brazilian rivalry and a promising performance for teenager Petrucio dos Santos.

34 people sit and stand in front on a wall for a group picture
Powerlifting

An Agitos Foundation supported project, a first of its kind in the country, trains powerlifting referees and classifiers with the aim of holding national championships in the future.

Athlete swimming.
Swimming

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

Two judokas in competition
Judo

Athletes from 10 different countries had the chance to travel to the next Paralympic Games host city.

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.
Athletics

August’s event to feature 199 medal events during five days of thrilling competition

The back of Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero is seen as he jumps over the high bar.
Athletics

While Cuba’s Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero stole the spotlight, several Brazilian youngsters also showcased their promise for Rio 2016.

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