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IPC Ice Hockey B Pool World Championships
10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

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Blind Football

Great Britain takes silver, while Spain edges China for bronze

Visually impaired archers prepare for qualification at the Massa Carrara 2005 IPC World Para Archery Championships.
Archery

The category returns to world competitions for the first time in six years.

Members of three of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Standing Committees at the meeting

The first meetings for new members of IPC Standing Committees considered how they can work together to develop para-sport.

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Rowing

Whiteley, Meenagh and Aggar show strong form ahead of World Championships

David Wagner
Wheelchair Tennis

The US will look for revenge after losing to the British in last year’s quad event

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Triathlon

ITU opens bidding for 2016 para-triathlon events

Shasha WANG, China and team mate block the way to the goal
Goalball

The team secured the IBSA World Games title by beating China 4-1 in the gold-medal match.

An wheelchair racer shouts out after crossing the finish line in first place.
Athletics

With a new racing chair for 2015, Finland’s Leo-Pekka Tahti is aiming to get the better of the Netherlands’ Kenny van Weeghel.

Dmytro Solovey of Ukraine (white) defeated Eduardo Avila Sanchez of Mexico in their -73kg semi-final match on his way to the gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Judo

Korean judoka Jin defeats Russia’s Pozdnysheva to even the two nation’s gold-medal counts.

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Table Tennis

Azevedo, Silva pull back-to-back tournament wins in the Class1-2 category.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Six Signatories declared non-compliant

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Wheelchair Rugby

After their loss to Canada in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, USA has a chance to revisit their rivals.

Group of kids showing signs with the words 'Passion. Connected'.
PyeongChang 2018

“Passion. Connected.” to symbolise objective, legacy of Games.

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Wheelchair Tennis

Japan’s very own claim men, women’s singles titles, while Alcott beats Wagner for quad crown

A picture of a man without his right leg preparing himself to a swimming race
Triathlon

Schabort, Barr win respective men’s divisions, while Tapp, Doughty, Kelly highlight the women’s sides.

Man with prosthetic leg in a stadium, posing next to a sign that shows the number 8.29m
Athletics

Germany's Markus Rehm, Italy's Martina Caironi and the Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn rewrite the record books.

US sprinter Jarryd Wallace wins the men's 200m T44 World Championships race.
Athletics

US sprinter Jarryd Wallace beats two of his main rivals – David Prince and Jerome Singleton – in Tempe, Arizona, USA.

Daniel Dias competing
Swimming

Twenty-three swimmers will compete at the most important international competition and major qualifier ahead of Rio 2016 – the 2015 Worlds.

Costa Rica's Dax Jaikel is hoping to make the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games despite suffering an injury earlier this year.
Cycling

The Costa Rican para-cyclist had a serious accident while training, but is confident he will get to Toronto 2015 in top condition.

Switzerland’s four-time European champion Manuela Schaer, gives an insight into her three heroes.
Athletics

The Swiss European champion who will face her close rival Tatyana McFadden at the Nottwil Grand Prix later this month tells us her three heroes.