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IPC Ice Hockey B Pool World Championships
10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Lagoa Stadium, at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, is located in the heart of the city with a spectacular backdrop of mountains, Tijuca National Forest and Christ the Redeemer.
Rowing

Competitions will be held in the Lagoa Stadium from 9-11 September.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo
Australia

Hilton won 14 medals across five sports and was Australia’s only female competitor in the first Paralympics in 1960.

An equestrian rider rides her horse in an empty arena.
Equestrian

Canada will send four equestrian riders and five rowers to September’s Paralympic Games.

Man in suit being filmed in front of many monitors
PyeongChang 2018

Chief Executive Officer of the Olympic Broadcasting Service shares his insight on what to expect from the Olympic Channel’s Paralympic coverage and more.

Upper body of a smiling woman holding a kid in her arms
Athletics

The British sprinter is the fastest T37 athlete in the world, but what are her career highs and lows so far?

Elshan Huseynov, Powerlifting, Azerbaijan, Almaty 2015
Powerlifting

After an exceptional 2015 season Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov is ready to make a splash at Rio 2016.

Woman in rowing boat celebrating
Rowing

Rowers are allocated to three sport classes and compete across four different events.

Australian Rugby Team
Wheelchair Rugby

Eight athletes are returning from the team that won gold at London 2012.

Kevin Paul of South Africa competing in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Swimming

The South African swimmer is determined to reclaim his 100m breaststroke SB9 title.

A general view of the Arena Carioca 1 at the Olympic Park.
Wheelchair Rugby

Defending Paralympic champion Australia will play Great Britain in the tournament’s opening match.

Inbal Pezaro of Israel competing in the Women's 200m Freestyle S5 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Israel

30 athletes will compete for Israel and Lithuania will send 13 to September’s Paralympic Games.

Spain Football 5-a-Side team
Spain

Madrid, Spain, has been selected as host city for the blind football World Championships, in 2018.

The Paralympian 02/2016 - cover
Rio 2016

Following on the last edition, the IPC’s magazine profiles several of the athletes competing for gold at Rio 2016.

Two women running on a blue track
Athletics

The British T38 world champion and world record holder reveals her musical taste.

Football 7-a-side - Iran in action
Football 7-a-side

Thirteen teams will compete for qualification slots for the 2017 World Championships.

Alex Zanardi
Italy

Alex Zanardi and Beatrice Vio are among the favourites for Italy, while Siamand Rahman and Zahra Nemati will look to bring gold home for Iran.

Martin Schulz of Germany emerges from the water in the swim portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach.
Triathlon

After surrendering his title in 2015, the German Para triathlete had a dominant finish in this year’s World Championships.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Rowing
Rowing

The sport will make its third Paralympic appearance in September.

Man in a wheelchair doing curling
PyeongChang 2018

After moving up from the B-Pool, Norway found themselves battling for World gold and hopefully Paralympic gold in two years’ time.

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory
Wheelchair Fencing

The hottest rivalries, a teenager’s search for gold, a nation’s winning drought – here are the storylines to follow at Rio 2016.