PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

British International Disability Swimming Championships

Former swimmer Rob Greenwood announced as coach who will lead highly successful British squad into Rio 2016.

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Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic hopefuls from America react to the news that NBC’s networks will be broadcasting the Games.

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The IPC Medical Committee held their annual meeting in Bonn, Germany, focusing on their activities leading up to and during the Sochi 2014 Games.

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All IPC Members allowed to vote in elections that will take place on 24 November.

Sophie Christiansen

Since nearly winning the IPC’s Athlete of the Month Award, British rider Sophie Christiansen has fallen off her horse, breaking her collarbone.

Bosnia's men's sitting vollyeball team

The 2013 European ParaVolley Championships offered some thrilling final matches.

Snowboard

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay, in addition to athlete behind-the-scenes features and Games coverage will be viewable across Russia.

Chuck Aoki and Ryley Batt

In front of a 2,000-strong crowd outdoors at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Chuck Aoki and Joe Delagrave led Team USA to victory.

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Anna-Carin Ahlquist will look to follow-up her Class 3 Paralympic title with a European title later this month in Lignano, Italy.

Classification

Three IPC Classification Research and Development Centres are launching around the world to enhance sport-specific classification in Paralympic sport.