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Asian Youth Para Games opening

More than 1,200 athletes from 30 countries gather in Kuala Lumpur to contest 14 sports.

South Korea's ice sledge hockey team

South Korea took first, Italy claimed second and Sweden finished third at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Norway's ice sledge hockey team

The 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool will host eight teams, building off what happens at Sochi 2014.

Sweden's ice sledge hockey team

All three teams ensured a top-three finish at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Fitri Ghani wins the first gold at the Athletics venue at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games

Japan top medals table following first day of competition ahead of host nation and Iran.

Japan's ice sledge hockey team

Japan’s ice sledge hockey goaltender Mitsuru Nagase explains how following anti-doping rules should be just like obeying a referee’s calls on the ice.

Matt Skelhon Alicante 2013

Gold for Brit Matt Skelhon as 11 world records fall over five days of incredible action at Alicante 2013.

South African men's wheelchair basketball team

A majority of the wheelchairs for the event were produced by Motivation UK, a long-standing partner of the Agitos Foundation.

A picture of a olympic stadium from inside

Sochi 2014 Campus will incorporate Games Experience Programme and Observers Programme at Sochi 2014.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair celebrates after crossing a finish line

Winners include cyclist Monica Bascio, track star Raymond Martin and record breaking men's 4x100m relay team.

Andrew Lapthorne

Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne hope to win in front of their home crowds at the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Gianluigi Rosa

The Italian defender has led his team to three straight wins at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino.

Vadovicova wins gold at Alicante 2013

Up and coming shooter adds to her collection as Russia edge to the top of the medals table going into the last day of the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

boccia player taking a shot at London 2012

Gold medals on Thursday for Thai, Korean and Chinese athletes at Asia Oceania Boccia Championships.

Andrea Chiarotti

Germany and Great Britain both lost their first three games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, putting a damper on their Sochi 2014 hopes.

Jonas Jacobsson R1

Paralympic champion Jonas Jacobsson heads out for the R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) today (Wednesday) at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Yonatan Dresler

During the offseason Yonatan Dresler talks about his sport as the momentum quickly begins to build for Rio 2016.

Jacobsson Doron rivalry shooting

Great Britain win their first gold and Swede Jonas Jacobsson sets the world record he has waited 13 years for at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Seung-Hwan Jung

South Korea, Italy and Sweden all remain undefeated at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino, Italy.

Alicante 2013 Malyshev/Pono

Featuring more athletes than London 2012, the 2013 shooting Euros in Alicante will be packed with great rivalries and emerging stars of the future.