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10-16 March

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News - Ice sledge hockey

IPC President Sir Philip Craven and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA
Winter Sports

Sir Philip Craven and three-time Paralympian were speaking at a special event to commemorate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

Women in racing wheelchair crosses a finish line

“United action towards sustainable development for all through sport”

CAN vs USA Joshua Pauls celebrates USA's third goal with other goal scorer Declan Farmer
Para Ice Hockey

NBCSN to present USA v Italy, semi-final and gold medal games from 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool live on TV and all other clashes across their digital platform, NBC Sports Live Extra, from 26 April-3 May.

Tracey Ferguson #12 of Team Canada puts up a two pointer in Semi Final action against Team Netherlands at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Toronto, Canada.
Rio 2016

The veteran wheelchair basketball player is first hoping to qualify for next year’s Paralympics with success at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

The team of Sweden celebrates after winning their Women's Team Goalball Bronze Medal match against Finland at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

The list features athletes who could make next year’s Paralympic Games and will be updated as the event gets closer.

Wheelchair athlete on the track
Athletics

The T34 wheelchair racer guides us through a typical day of training ahead of October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Benin National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has organised a total of three Paralympic days in different regions to develop para-sport in the country.

EUR 650,000 available to IPC Members’ para-sport development projects for the third year in a row.

Japan ice sledge hockey
Para Ice Hockey

Japanese ice sledge hockey coach Nakakita Koji is looking to implement changes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.

Melissa Tapper
Table Tennis

The historic event was the first ITTF competition to integrate able-bodied and para-table tennis athletes.

Berlin IDM 2013
Swimming

Nearly 570 athletes from over 40 countries will compete in the Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften between 16-19 April in Germany.

Amalia Perez Ones to Watch main picture
Powerlifting

World’s strongest para-athletes to begin their campaign to qualify for Toronto 2015 and Rio 2016 over four days, live at Mexico-City-2015.com

Sir Philip Craven and Thomas Bach

“United action towards sustainable development for all through sport”

Sir Philip Craven the President of the International Paralympic Committee speaks to the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Summer Sports

At a special event to commemorate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, Sir Philip Craven will join IOC President Thomas Bach and three-time Paralympian Cheri Blauwet

Mizuho and SMFG join Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner Programme
Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 has now appointed 12 Gold Partners

Darya Stukalova from Russia swims during the Women's 200M Individual Medley SM12 final during 2013 IPC Swimming World Championship in Montreal, Canada.
Swimming

Russia’s five-time world champion Darya Stukalova is interested to see how her British rival Hannah Russell has progressed at the swimming Worlds from 13 July.

A picture of a man with his hands up
Athletics

The Brazilian sprinter is aiming for medals at August’s Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games and October’s World Championships.

Women in canoe during a race
Rio 2016

According to COPAC’s Leonardo Maiola the sport is enjoying growth ahead of its debut at Rio 2016.

Goalkeeper Corbin Watson of Canada looks dejected after the Ice Sledge Hockey Play-off semi final between Canada and the United States of America at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.
Para Ice Hockey

Find out who Canada’s ice sledge hockey goaltender is modelling his game on ahead of the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Ka Man Wong of Hong Kong serves during her Women's singles Gold medal match against Chi Ka Yeung of Hong Kong at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Great Britain

The Ceremony took place in Sheffield, Great Britain, with athletes from Hong Kong scooping two major awards.

Preview of a magazine Paralympian pages 30 and 31 with the interviews of Jose Luis Campo, president Americas Paralympic Committee and Andrew Parsons, president of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee and IPC Vice President
Tokyo 2020

How the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics sports were chosen is the main feature of the first edition of 2015.