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20-23 September

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Hynd brothers

Last summer proud mum Helen Hynd watched on as sons Ollie and Sam competed in the Aquatics Centre.

Austria's Mendy Swoboda won his second world title in the para-canoe K1 men’s 200m TA event.

Find out how Austria, Brazil and Canada made their way to the top of the podium at the ICF Para-Canoe World Championships.

Defar wins in the 5,000m at the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich

First season final also sees Bondarenko flying high.

Alex Zanardi

Italy’s Alex Zanardi, Vittorio Podesta and Luca Mazzone all won gold to open the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships.

Czech Republic ice sledge hockey team

The Czechs took the Russians to a penalty shootout and Canada remained undefeated at the ice sledge hockey Test Event.

Bruno Jourden

The French are leading the sonar class and the Dutch the one-person keelboat event heading into the final weekend of the IFDS Sailing World Championships.

Jiri Jezek

Top names such as Jiri Jezek and Alex Zanardi will compete for gold at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships.

A picture of two person holding a torch

Agitos symbol also unvelied on day of celebrations of one year on from London 2012.

Jeannette Chippington

Jeannette Chippington picked up three medals for Great Britain in Duisburg, Germany.

Morten Vaernes

Norway beat Russia and Canada defeated the Czech Republic to open the International Ice Sledge Hockey “4 Nations” Tournament.

A picture of two person holding a torch

A picture of one man and woman in wheelchairs and one man standing watching a lightened cauldron during a ceremony

How did lighting the Paralympic cauldron in 2012 open a new door for an 85-year-old six-time Paralympic champion?

Agitos at London

A total of 31 nominations have been approved by the IPC for 28 candidates.

Marlou van Rhijn development camp

Dutch Paralympic and two-time world champion travels to the Caribbean island as part of efforts to develop para-sport.

Great Britain wheelchair curling team

Gregor Ewan, Tom Killin, Aileen Neilson and Bob McPherson will make up Great Britain’s wheelchair curling team in Sochi.

Lis Lihme

The volunteers, commentators and Danish chef d’equipe at the European Para-Dressage Championships were all there for a reason.

Erik Horrie

Australia’s Erik Horrie and Russia’s Natalia Bolsakova won the men’s and women’s singles sculls events at the World Rowing Championships.

2013 world rowing championships venue

The 2013 World Rowing Championships run from 25 August to 1 September in Chungiu, South Korea. A total of 40 crews are competing from 17 countries.

France and Australia rowing

Heats from day one see teams from Russia, Brazil, Norway, Israel, Australia France and the USA advance to the finals.