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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Matti Suur-Hamari
Finland

Students and teachers will have the chance to meet several Sochi 2014 Paralympians during the month of May.

Three sailors are pictured receiving their medals on a podium.
Sailing

Find out which athletes made the podium in one of the major tune-up events ahead of the IFDS Sailing World Championships.

Men's wheelchair racers cross Tower Bridge in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon
Rio 2016

Americas Cup events to held in conjunction with Rio half marathon and Sao Paulo marathon for the next four years

A para-equestrian rider is pictured galloping on his horse.
Equestrian

The country hopes to take after Singapore’s rise in the sport and field a Paralympic team by Rio 2016 or Tokyo 2020.

Agitos at Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Centre
PyeongChang 2018

Rob Walsh, the Chairperson of the IPC Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee has hailed the Games as a huge success and highlighted an area that can make the PyeongChang 2018 Games even better.

Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock sits in her wheelchair and hits a tennis ball.
Wheelchair Tennis

All top three seeds won their respective classes at the wheelchair tennis Airports Company South Africa Gauteng Open.

Lucas Prado
Athletics

The third IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 sees a renewal of a Brazilian rivalry and a promising performance for teenager Petrucio dos Santos.

34 people sit and stand in front on a wall for a group picture
Powerlifting

An Agitos Foundation supported project, a first of its kind in the country, trains powerlifting referees and classifiers with the aim of holding national championships in the future.

Athlete swimming.
Swimming

In total, 22 world records were broken at the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft swimming competition.

Two judokas in competition
Judo

Athletes from 10 different countries had the chance to travel to the next Paralympic Games host city.

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.
Athletics

August’s event to feature 199 medal events during five days of thrilling competition

The back of Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero is seen as he jumps over the high bar.
Athletics

While Cuba’s Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero stole the spotlight, several Brazilian youngsters also showcased their promise for Rio 2016.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.
Swimming

Ingrid Thunem, Jessica Long and Oliver Hynd all touched the wall in top times to open the International Deutsche Meisterschaft event.

A picture of a pool
Swimming

Around 600 swimmers from 30 countries are set to compete in the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft

An athlete carries Australia's flag through the stadium at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.
Rio 2016

The Australians have said they are aiming for a top-five finish at the next Paralympic Games.

Alexey Bugaev passes a slalom pole in a race in a tilted position
Vancouver 2010

The sport of para-alpine skiing has an extremely bright future thanks to the number of youngsters competing at major international competitions and winning medals

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon snowboards down the course at Sochi 2014.
Sochi 2014

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon is already looking ahead to PyeongChang 2018 and snowboard’s new race format.

A picture of a blind woman running with her guide during an athletics race.
Athletics

The third stage of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix series gets underway on Thursday (April 24) with the II Caixa Loterias Athletics Open Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide run on the track of Lyon with the tribunes of the stadium in the backround
Rio 2016

Around 430 leading athletes, including 110 from 15 countries outside of Brazil, will be in Sao Paulo this week (24-26 April) to compete in the Open Brasil Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming competitions.

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.
Athletics

Top names expected to compete at the event include Richard Browne, Jarryd Wallace, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.