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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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Azerbaijan

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement hosted teams of athletes for pre-Games training, preparing them for a haul of 41 medals.

Tim Hazell and Danielle Brown
Archery

After much success at London 2012, Tim Hazell will leave his position as Great Britain’s Paralympic archery coach at the end of October.

Michelle Stilwell
Rio 2016

Canadian Paralympic champion wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell has noted she will be back for Rio 2016 at age 42.

Evan Strong
Sochi 2014

USA's Evan Strong hails from tropical Hawaii but is contesting to compete in snowboarding in the sport's Paralympic Games debut at Sochi 2014.

Esther Vergeer, Aniek van Koot and Jiske Griffioen
Wheelchair Tennis

Esther Vergeer and Aniek van Koot will both take part in next month’s NEC Wheelchair Tennis masters, while Great Britain will be represented in all three divisions.

Chinese powerlifter Yujiao Tan
Powerlifting

Tatyana McFadden - London 2012
Athletics

Tatyana McFadden and Jeff Fabry has been named USOC Athlete of the Month for their performances during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Rio 2016

Andrew Parsons announces high expectations for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Mark Rohan
Ireland

Just a few weeks after the most successful Paralympic Games ever for an Irish team, Paralympics Ireland has started its search for the next generation of Irish Paralympic athletes.

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Adecco’s Win4Youth programme raised money for good causes during the last three years by running, cycling and swimming over two million kilometres.

London School Get Set
Great Britain

BOA and BPA to partner to take official London 2012 education programme ‘Get Set’ forward.

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Australia

Nominees for the top female performance from August and September include: Jacqueline Freney, Yu Chui Yee, Sophie Christiansen, Sarah Storey, Muffy Davis and Esther Vergeer.

Daniel Dias Parapan Record
Canada

The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) has announced no fewer than 1,500 para-athletes for the TORONTO 2015 Parapan American Games.

athlete of the month collage
Australia

Nominees for the top male performance from August and September include: Jacqueline Freney, Yu Chui Yee, Sophie Christiansen, Sarah Storey, Muffy Davis and Esther Vergeer.

Alex Zanardi wins gold at London 2012
Cycling

Former motor racer Alex Zanardi garnered 48 per cent of the vote after a stellar handcycling performance in London.

Alex Zanardi wins gold at London 2012
Cycling

Former motor racer Alex Zanardi garnered 48 per cent of the vote after a stellar handcycling performance in London.

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Sochi 2014

The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad encourages public to take part in Sochi 2014 Winter Games' Cultural Programme.

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Wheelchair Tennis

The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust and The Tennis Foundation have launched a new initiative which will see 60 tennis wheelchairs donated for free to tennis venues across Great Britain.

XXXII World Congress on Sports Medicine
Italy

"Sports Medicine, the challenge for global health: Quo Vadis?" was the theme of the XXXII World Congress on Sports Medicine.

London 2012 unveil Anti-Doping Laboratory.
Athletics

Retired U.S Paralympian Cheri Blauwet, a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Medical Committee, has been elected to the U.S Anti-Doping Agency Board of Directors.