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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Gunilla Wallengren of Sweden
Sweden

A total of 13 athletes from six sports have joined Sweden’s team at September’s Paralympic Games, following the fourth national selection process.

Group picture of people standing and in wheelchairs, showing medals
Para dance sport

Couples and singles dancers leave Frankfurt, Germany, with seven golds, two silvers and one bronze medal.

Two female judoka fighting
Judo

Athletes with visual impairment are eligible to compete in judo.

Four people pose with a poster
Rio 2016

National Paralympic Committees found different ways to countdown to Rio 2016.

Sir Philip Craven

Sir Philip reflects on his role as IPC President, expectations for the last Paralympics of his term, and more.

A picture of a woman skiing on a hedge.
Snowboard

The equipment manufacturer has been a loyal partner to IPC Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon and IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard.

Bordin Sornsriwichai
Shooting

Thailand’s Asian champion shooter is confident he can outdo his fourth place from London 2012, at September’s Paralympic Games.

Geraldo Rosenthal
Shooting

Brazil’s shooter expects September’s Paralympic Games can act as catalyst to social change in the region.

Jose Castillo Castillo gives a thumbs up to the audience after a competition
Powerlifting

With 100 days to go until the Paralympic Games, Mexico’s three-time Parapan American champion seeks to climb onto his first Paralympic podium.

Sascha Kindred
Swimming

With 100 days to go, Great Britain’s swimming multiple Paralympic champion aims for top finish at Rio 2016.

Lorenzo Perez Escalona
Swimming

Cuba’s 100m freestyle S6 world record holder is hoping to become his country’s first swimming Paralympic gold medallist in history.

Dmitrios Bakochristos
Powerlifting

The Greek powerlifter is hoping to top the podium at his first Paralympic Games, this September.

President of the IPC Sir Philip Craven
Rio 2016

To mark 100 days to go until September’s Paralympic Games, Sir Philip Craven has said he expects athletes to raise the bar and put a smile back on the faces of Brazilian people.

Luis Perez Diaz of Puerto Rico, fighting against Robert Kim of USA in the men's -66kg judo at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
Judo

The sport will make its eighth Paralympic appearance in 2016.

Vincenzo Boni of Italy on the podium after the Men's 50m Backstroke S3 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Swimming

With 100 days to go, Italy’s world and European record holder dreams of winning a Paralympic medal at Rio 2016.

Rawat Tana
Athletics

The T54 racer impressed at last year’s World Championships but is his musical taste equally as impressive?

Paralympic swimmer Joana Neves
Rio 2016

A number of leading Brazilian Paralympians feature in the new album which will go on sale on Friday 3 June.

Mary Fisher
Swimming

The New Zealand standout swimmer talks about three people who she looks up to.

Swimmer Sabine Weber-Treiber, track athlete Gunther Matzinger and canoeist Markus Swoboda
Austria

Swimmer Sabine Weber-Treiber, track athlete Gunther Matzinger and canoeist Markus Swoboda attended the presentation of the kit on 24 May.

Man on the ground. other man jumping over him. Both focusing on a ball
Football 7-a-side

Here are five potential storylines to follow ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.