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20-23 September

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Talisson Glock Montreal 2013

Brazil fields strong team of youngsters, including world champions, for the Youth Parapan American Games being held in Buenos Aires.

A picture of a sport arena from inside

There will be 72 sets of medals contested across five sports at next year’s Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

Germany's ice sledge hockey team

What you need to know about Germany before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

2013 Youth Parapan Games

More than 600 athletes ages 14-21 from 17 different countries will compete on the international stage over the next six days.

2013 Youth Parapan Games

The Opening Ceremony of the Youth Parapan American Games in Buenos Aires will be streamed live via YouTube on Tuesday, 15 October.

Andrew Parsons

Brazil’s IPC Governing Board Member will participate on the IOC Co-ordination Commission to help ensure a successful 2020 Games.

2013 Youth Parapans

The Opening Ceremony of the Youth Parapan American Games drew government officials and 600 athletes in Argentina.

Mexican powerlifting referees course

30 new referees in total allows for greater development in the region.

Zak Madell

World No. 1 USA and No. 3 Canada are favoured to make the gold-medal game at this week’s Americas Championship in wheelchair rugby.

Gary Farmer

Great Britain’s Gary Farmer hopes to anchor No. 6-seeded Great Britain at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Tatyana McFadden

The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk scooped up Chicago Marathon titles over the weekend.

Kazuhiro Takahashi

What you need to know about Japan before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Great Britain's ice sledge hockey team

What you need to know about Great Britain before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Hannah Cockroft set a new Paralympic record in the women's 100m - T34 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

A picture of a man skiing

Reigning world champion aims to be back on the slopes just one month before Sochi, after injury strikes again in first part of the season.

A picture of the ice sledge hockey player on a field

Canada will host Japan, Russia and the USA from 1-7 December at the MasterCard Centre.

Markus Salcher

My journey to Sochi 2014 started when I picked up my skis as a little two and a half year old kid on the slopes.

A picture of a woman at the shooting competition

Find out the top storylines to follow at the upcoming IPC Shooting European Championships this month.

Gift Mooketsi of South Africa attends a a training session at the Landessportzentrum Thueringen on June 29, 2012 in Erfurt, Germany. Photo by Karina Hessland

The competition has been moved from Egypt to Angola due to political instability in the region.

A picture of a man posing during the shooting competition

Spanish shooter Juan Saavedra is confident he can convert his London 2012 silver-medal performance into gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain, starting 20 October.