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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Four male judoka pose on podium
Judo

Fifteen judoka with visual impairments showcased their sport to the audience in Baku.

A picture of a man standing in front of a pool
Swimming

Belarus’ five-time world champion Ihar Boki is targeting his own five world records at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.
Goalball

No. 2 world ranked Lithuania lead the men’s side, while the Israeli women’s team are carrying momentum.

Natasha Baker
Equestrian

British riders especially get to figure out which horses they will compete with in September’s Europeans.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.
Shooting

Slovakian world and Paralympic gold medallist Veronika Vadovicova believes she is improving in all events ahead of the World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.

Group shot of around 10 people
Rio 2016

More than 150 professionals have already signed up to support next year’s Paralympics.

Ice sledge hockey players in action on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

Find out what Japanese ice sledge hockey players will be doing over the summer to stay ahead of their opponents.

Snowboarder passing a gate
Snowboard

Despite being only 15, Moen set a national first in La Molina, Spain, when he won Norway's first ever para-snowboard World Championships medal.

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Wheelchair Rugby

Announcement marks 100 days to go until the event.

A picture of a woman with a prosthesis wearing an American flag to celebrate her victory
Rio 2016

The US Army veteran is training to put on a new uniform for when para-triathlon makes its Paralympic debut.

Crossing the finishing line in Beijing
Athletics

The Cuban Paralympic and world champion sprinting is gearing up for a busy few months with the Toronto Parapan American Games and the World Championships.

Graphic showing a pic of a women in a wheelchair, leaning back, stretching
Athletics

The US thrower only took up para-sport in 2014, but already is a world record holder and favourite to win a world title later this year.

Eva Loeffler, daughter of Sir Ludwig Guttman, taking part in the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay.

The daughter of the Paralympic Movement’s founder has seen her father’s legacy live on in various forms. IPC

Daniel Dias in Beijing
Swimming

Seventeen-time world champion Daniel Dias, Brazil’s most successful Paralympian, offers the highlights of his illustrious swimming career.

Slovenian students engage in para-sports
Slovenia

The inaugural Paralympic school day in Slovenia allowed students to participate in para-sports and interact with para-athletes.

Women hitting table tennis ball
Table Tennis

LOC presents event website to mark the countdown of the event.

A sprinter overtakes another runner on the 100m straight.
Athletics

The 2015 para-athletics season has been spectacular so far and is set to get even more exciting as we approach October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Group shot of skiers (sitting and standing) on a mountain
Alpine Skiing

Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall and double world champion Corey Peters offer advice as part of a talent identification and development camp supported by the Agitos Foundation.

crowds during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park
London 2012

Sophie Christiansen, Natasha Baker, Ali Jawad all set to attend the day in London on Sunday 26 July.

Shot of a stage with white chairs and the Rio mascots on them
Rio 2016

TAM Airlines will be an official sponsor of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.