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20-23 September

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Ukraine shooting team

A fired up Ukrainian squad dominated the third stage of the IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain.

Italy wheelchair basketball

The men’s and women’s quarter-final matchups are now set at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Anton Datsko

The Ukrainian wheelchair fencer will look to light up the foil and sabre events at this week’s IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.

Dan Greaves, Jeremy Campbell and Farzad Sepahvand pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Discus Throw F44 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Two of the biggest rivals in athletics - Jeremy Campbell and Dan Greaves - face off in Lyon, with Campbell looking to take the discus F44 world title away from Greaves.

Marieke Vervoort and Michelle Stilwell

Take a look at five head-to-head races or events that could light up the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Demba Jarju of Gambia competes in the Men's 800m -T34 race at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

African nation signs important convention to secure the future of para-sport, following extensive work by the Gambian National Paralympic Committee.

Cameron Leslie

Champion swimmer balances international wins with love of wheelchair rugby, as he prepares to compete at his third World Championships for New Zealand.

Faris Al-Ajeeli of Iraq sticks his tongue out whilst attempting a lift

The 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Championships scheduled for 8-15 July in Gwangju, Korea, have cancelled.

Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has received a record number of entries for the 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards which will be presented in November in Athens, Greece, recognising achievements for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

NPC Croatia Charter

The Charter of the Republic of Croatia recognised the achievements of NPC Croatia and the country’s Paralympians.

Canada wheelchair rugby

The two squads from Canada and Great Britain stole the spotlight at the 2013 Metro Cup in Warsaw, Poland.

Lex Gillette

With the IPC Athletics World Championships coming up in Lyon, France, here are some lines to chat up that one special person.

2011 Inas Games

Eight sports will be featured at the 4th Inas Global Games in September 2015.

Turkey wheelchair basketball

Turkey recorded a big win against Italy in the women’s preliminary round of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Laurentia Tan

The IPC and FEI’s Ones to Watch list for equestrian includes: Sophie Christiansen, Lee Pearson, Pepo Puch and Laurentia Tan.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock

Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock took over the top spot from the Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot in the women’s wheelchair tennis singles rankings.

Italy against Switzerland at the IWBF European Championships in Frankfurt

Italy and Turkey’s men’s teams and France’s women’s team pulled off big victories at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Heinrich Popow

Germany’s star sprinter reacts to comments made about who has the most pressure in the men’s T42 sprint class for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Alex Zanardi

Nominees for Athlete of the Month include: Sabine Ellerbrock, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Jose Macedo, Marlou van Rhijn and Alex Zanardi.

Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team

The Dutch men’s and women’s teams shone on the third day of the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.