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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Group of athletes together with an older man showing medals
Athletics

The home team for Junes’s IPC Athletics European Championships will feature 26 athletes.

Samuel Ingram of Great Britain and Jorge Lencina of Argentina
Judo

The first Argentinian athlete to compete at both Olympics and Paralympics dreams of winning his first gold at Rio 2016.

Lauren Woolstencroft
Alpine Skiing

The Paralympic ‘Golden Girl’, electrical engineer and former alpine skier, recalls her memorable performance at Vancouver 2010.

Great Britain's Shelby Watson in action at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Athletics

The British T33 wheelchair racer lowered her own 100m and 400m records as Walid Ktilia and Leilia Adzhametova also rewrote the record books.

Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina
Wheelchair Tennis

Even if Gustavo Fernandez steals the spotlight, Casco and Ledesma aim to rise to the challenge of September’s Paralympic Games.

Deodoro Stadium
Football 7-a-side

Spectators can catch all the action in the Deodoro Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.

Three women in a track, running
Athletics

The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.

Male snowboarder going down a slope
PyeongChang 2018

After his first podium finish, the US Marine veteran is looking to build on that success toward PyeongChang 2018.

The IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil will feature 350 athletes from 39 countries between 29-31 May
Athletics

More than 380 athletes from 50 countries will compete in a meeting that traditionally delivers fast times and world records.

Man and woman in wheelchairs dancing
Para dance sport

Following her performance at the season opener, Lin looks to improve ahead of Asia’s inaugural Championships in November.

Ade Orogbemi shoots for GB
Rio 2016

Competition tips off on 8 September, with games held in the Rio Olympic Arena and Carioca Arena 1.

Wheelchair fencing
London 2012

The Americas Championships will be the last chance for automatic Rio 2016 qualification.

Wheelchair fencing
Rio 2016

Brazil’s top wheelchair fencer aims to delight home crowd at Americas Championships.

Portrait picture of a woman
Cycling

Australia’s cycling Paralympic champion Carol Cooke says she would not change her multiple sclerosis diagnosis because it has made her the person she is today.

Logo for INAS Global ID Sports Week

The Global ID Sports Week is a week-long celebration of sport for athletes with intellectual disability.

Jonato Santos Machado of Brazil and Pablo Molina Lopez of Argentina during the Gold Medal match at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
Football 7-a-side

What you need to know about the four sport classes in this Paralympic sport.

participans at the meeting
Para Ice Hockey

Nine countries met with the Sport Technical Committee in Moscow, Russia, to speak about competitions, equipment and officials.

Women on bench screaming of joy
Powerlifting

Coach of Chinese world champion and Paralympic silver medallist Yujiao Tan believes she has at least 10 years of competition left.

Tomas Hjert. Both players have been named to the IPC's Ones to Watch list for the next Paralympic cycle.
Wheelchair Rugby

The Swedish wheelchair rugby team, led by Tomas Hjert, look to improve on their sixth-place finish from London 2012.

Beatrice Vio
Wheelchair Fencing

Italian wheelchair fencer wins eleventh consecutive title