The top seven teams from the London 2012 Paralympic Games are up for the Best Team Athlete of the Month award for August and September.
Goalball
Finland’s men’s team won Paralympic gold at London 2012 and will now host the 2014 World Championships.
Netherlands
Andre Cats, Chef de Mission of the Dutch team in London, presented IPC President Sir Philip Craven with a generous donation to the IPC’s Agitos Foundation.
Sochi 2014
IPC representatives travelled to Sochi to discuss the progress of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games test events.
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.
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.
Rio 2016
Canadian Paralympic champion wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell has noted she will be back for Rio 2016 at age 42.
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.
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.
