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20-23 September

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Agitos Foundation Happy Birthday

Wednesday (4 September) marks one year on from the official launch of the Agitos Foundation at London 2012. Paralympic.org interviewed two attendees from coaching courses run by the Foundation.

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After not making the British wheelchair basketball team, Nate was determined to still make London 2012

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One year on, the Executive Director of Inas (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability), talks about the early legacy and momentum of including these athletes in London 2012.

Jonnie Peacock celebrates winning gold in the men's 100m T44 Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The Telegraph's Paralympics Correspondent looks back at "Thriller Thursday"

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The 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards will be presented on 23 November in Athens, Greece.

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Sales will start on 27 September for Russia's first ever Paralympic Games.

IPC/Agitos Foundation Flight Dinner

Over 100 low-cost wheelchairs to be made available to Nataional Paralympic Committees thanks to Charity & Sport.

Jonnie Peacock celebrates winning gold in the men's 100m T44 Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Take a look back at some of the funniest and most inspirational quotes from last summer’s Paralympics in the British capital.

Melissa Perrine of Australia competes in the Womens Slalom Visually Impaired

Warm overnight temperatures and lack of snowfall bring an early end to the first IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, but organisers are encouraged by first days of the competition.

2020 Bid Cities

Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo all in the running for 2020 Paralympic Games.

Jochen Wollmert

Germany’s Paralympic table tennis champion talks of his newborn son and his quest for a seventh Paralympics.

Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre

Construction to begin on the countries' first ever dedicated training centre next week.

Sarah Storey

After winning four London 2012 golds, Sarah Storey gave birth to her first child and had to drop out of the World Championships.

Goalball China X Iran - London 2012

IBSA serves as the international federation for football 5-a-side, goalball and judo.

Laruentia Tan family support

Since the Paralympics, Singapore’s most-decorated Paralympian has become an ambassador both nationally, internationally and for the FEI.

Patrick Anderson

The world’s top wheelchair basketball player reflects on London 2012, saying he could come back for a final hurrah.

Melissa Perrine of Australia competes in the Womens Slalom Visually Impaired

Australian Skiers Melissa Perrine and Jessica Gallagher reflect on the warm conditions and racing on home soil at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Thredbo.

Classification

The chairperson of the IPC Classification Committee talks about the IPC Classification Code and why it is important for people to have their say during the Code Review which ends on 30 September.

Burkina Faso handcyclists

Burkina Faso are working with an NGO international service organisation from Great Britain to increase their number of para-sport events.