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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

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Wheelchair dancer partners competing in an event
Para dance sport

To help understand classification, we take a closer look at how it works in wheelchair dance sport.

Athletes line up during a ceremony.
Sitting Volleyball

Rwanda will be the first African women’s sitting volleyball team to participate in a Paralympic Games after winning the regional crown.

Man in yellow jacket standing ona podium, wearing a gold medal
Swimming

After winning seven golds at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, Brazilian Daniel Dias is now gearing up for Toronto 2015.

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Canada

The home team has named a team of 216 athletes for Toronto 2015 which gets underway on 7 August.

Alex Zanardi
Cycling

Luca Mazzone, Vittorio Podesta and Alessandro Zanardi amongst the gold medallists in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Woman and man smiling to the camera

Asian, European, world and Paralympic champion swimmers helped deliver the IPC’s educational programme at the IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships.

Two athletes doing taekwondo
Taekwondo

Record participation expected for first WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships since Paralympic inclusion.

A picture of a man without his right leg preparing himself to a swimming race
Rio 2016

Many of the world’s best para-triathletes will be Brazil for the test event ahead of next year’s Paralympic Games.

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Cycling

The second day of competition in Nottwil, Switzerland, also saw medal success for cyclists from Great Britain, China and Canada.

Man in wheelchair doing a dancing pose
Para dance sport

The European singles champion explains how and why wheelchair dancesport became the focus of his life.

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Rio 2016

Following the first IPC Shooting World Cup Paralympic qualifier of the season, 34 National Paralympic Committees have quota places for the next Paralympic Games.

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Rio 2016

Ambassadors include two legendary Brazilian footballers Romario and Ronaldinho.

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Winter Sports

The decision was taken at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Several hand cyclists at the start of a race
Cycling

The team of Vittorio Podesta, Luca Mazzone, and Alessandro Zanardi were victorious in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Siamand Rahman Dubai 2014
Powerlifting

Iranian world and Paralympic champion breaks his own world record twice to lift 295kg.

Man in wheelchair on the podium receiving a medal from a woman
Swimming

Paralympic champion Juan Reyes is relishing the chance to swim at his fourth Para Pan American Games in Canada.

Three men in white training suits stand on a podium with medals
Judo

Less than a year into the sport, the South Korean judoka has already captured two key titles in the men’s under-81kg.

Powerlifting at the Parapans
Powerlifting

Relive the action from the last Parapan American Games with the Toronto 2015 edition fast approaching.

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Summer Sports

The new generic online programme is targeted at qualified coaching looking to transition into training para-athletes.

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Slovakia

Three camps throughout the summer will allow children to try para-sports and hear from Paralympians.